Vibration during accelleration
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Vibration during accelleration
When I get on the gas, I get a vibration that I can feel in the floor and see in the steereing wheel. Can't hear it though. I have an '87 ranger (2.9L, auto) 2WD.
I changed the plugs, oil, and air filter not too long ago. I bought the fuel filters last weekend and was suprised at how complicated the whole thing looks! I'd hate to do all that work (after work) for nothing. I'm still not even sure if I found the second filter or not. There's a can that looks like maybe...but I'm not sure.
Does anybody know of other problems that would cause these symptoms? Or something easier to check first. Could it be the trans? The tranny fluid is still right in the zone, I've never had to add any.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
I changed the plugs, oil, and air filter not too long ago. I bought the fuel filters last weekend and was suprised at how complicated the whole thing looks! I'd hate to do all that work (after work) for nothing. I'm still not even sure if I found the second filter or not. There's a can that looks like maybe...but I'm not sure.
Does anybody know of other problems that would cause these symptoms? Or something easier to check first. Could it be the trans? The tranny fluid is still right in the zone, I've never had to add any.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
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Could be a motor mount. A while back there was a guy who had a vibration on deceleration and found a bad motor mount. I think he said depending upon which motor mount was bad, the driver's side or the passenger side, would dictate whether the vibration occurred on acceleration or deceleration. Unfortunately, we have not yet heard back from him and we don't know if repairing the motor mount cured his problem. But it would be worth it to check your motor mounts. Good Luck.
Last edited by Donald Rohret; Aug 1, 2004 at 01:29 AM.
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It's been like this for a few months now. Since before I did the plugs and oil. The air filter was a couple weeks later and seemed to help a little, but I was just being optimistic I guess.
Thanx Don, I'm gonna look closer at the motor mounts now. At least it'll bee easier to check.
I was thinking about the universal joints, but I checked the driveshaft by hand and it had zero play. Sometimes the trans makes a hard clunk when I put it in gear, especially reverse. It's only occaisionally and it has nothing to do with parking on a hill. I'm wondering if these things are related to the vibration. Maybe I won't do anymore brakestands until I get this figured out.
Thanx Don, I'm gonna look closer at the motor mounts now. At least it'll bee easier to check.
I was thinking about the universal joints, but I checked the driveshaft by hand and it had zero play. Sometimes the trans makes a hard clunk when I put it in gear, especially reverse. It's only occaisionally and it has nothing to do with parking on a hill. I'm wondering if these things are related to the vibration. Maybe I won't do anymore brakestands until I get this figured out.
