Drivetrain vibration

[John Hertog <crossram@xxxx>]

Hi Jonathan

With regards to the symptoms your car exhibits: while a bad axle bearing
might cause a humming sound ( usually made worse when turning or putting
weight on that specific wheel by rocking steering wheel side to side while
driving ) , it just appears to me that the vibration is caused by something
else, probably a bad universal joint.

Should you elect to replace the axle, please keep in mind that the length
is different from Sure-Grip rears to non Sure-Grips. You asked members of
the list for a good replacement axle but did not specify whether the car has
Sure-Grip or not.


Sincerely,

John



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonathan Sacks" <jwsacks@xxxx>
To: "Chrysler 300 Email Network" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:07 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Drivetrain vibration


> Hi all,
>
> Tapping the vast resource of club knowledge again.
> Can't thank everybody enough for all you've imparted
> on me so far.
>
> Today's question is drivetrain vibration.
>
> Specifically, several years back I had the drivers
> side rear axle replaced on my '66 300, and from the
> day I drove it away from the shop, I've had vibration
> and a little hum back there. In the intervening years,
> the seal has leaked, I've pulled the axle and had some
> scarring sanded out of it, and then reinstalled it.
>
> The seal's not leaking now. But the vibration is
> noticably worse (most noticable for some reason when
> I'm doing between 30 and 40 mph). My question is,
> could they have installed an axle that was close to
> the original but not exactly the same, that would have
> functioned but caused vibration? Is that a common
> miscue others have encountered?
>
> And if so, does anyone have a driver's side rear axle
> that is the right spec for sale?
>
> Again, thanks so much for the help.
>
> Jonathan
>
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