problemsolving
Passed Driver's Ed
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- TN
I've searched and can find nothing about alignment on motor mounts for this generation. 58K and I've been chasing a highway vibration for 28K miles. Car is stock with stock wheels, I've already been through the wheels, tires, control arm bushings. Have not done the axles b/c there is no ripping of boots and just slight lateral play 4mm or so in right axle..but not horizontal play at all and again it's happened since 28k when I got the car and it now has 58K.
Here the kicker, it depends on the highway surface, newly paved road is the worst yet a somewhat smooth concrete road I never feel it and yes it's only about 60mph and above and does not change steering side to side, braking and does it right up to higher speeds. Many people could live with it and I probably could if this car was modded but it's not except for a basic stage 1.5 tune from unitronic. So, this weekend I was down in Orlando with this car and took it by a performance shop who races this exact car and does lots of performance. Owner took if for a ride and said motor mounts were bad and the if the motor moves it could create a drive line angle issue with the CV creating vibration. I've seen this with a conventional driveshaft but not on front wheel drives. He said there was too much movement on the engine when you rock it in drive with your foot on the brake. But, again he is used to performance cars that have poly or higher durometer mounts. So, I'm replacing the motor mounts on each side but not the dogbone because it looks and feels like new. Now, there is no leakage of oil that I can see but I have yet to take things apart.
When I do install new motor mounts is there some type of alignment to go by? I'm just putting the OEM's back in.
Sorry for the long post but I knew questions would come right back, Thx people!
Here the kicker, it depends on the highway surface, newly paved road is the worst yet a somewhat smooth concrete road I never feel it and yes it's only about 60mph and above and does not change steering side to side, braking and does it right up to higher speeds. Many people could live with it and I probably could if this car was modded but it's not except for a basic stage 1.5 tune from unitronic. So, this weekend I was down in Orlando with this car and took it by a performance shop who races this exact car and does lots of performance. Owner took if for a ride and said motor mounts were bad and the if the motor moves it could create a drive line angle issue with the CV creating vibration. I've seen this with a conventional driveshaft but not on front wheel drives. He said there was too much movement on the engine when you rock it in drive with your foot on the brake. But, again he is used to performance cars that have poly or higher durometer mounts. So, I'm replacing the motor mounts on each side but not the dogbone because it looks and feels like new. Now, there is no leakage of oil that I can see but I have yet to take things apart.
When I do install new motor mounts is there some type of alignment to go by? I'm just putting the OEM's back in.
Sorry for the long post but I knew questions would come right back, Thx people!