90 km/hr vibration
northern piper
01-18-2012, 07:39 AM
Hi all
My wife's 2000 windstar, according to her, makes a "bad" vibration and shakes at 90 km/hr. Now, I took the van out for a drive on the weekend and went from 80 to 120 gradually up and down and couldn't find any vibration that was remarkable. I do have snow tires on all 4 wheels, it's winter so the roads are a bit rough, but nothing that is really out of the ordinary. I don't disbelieve my wife and will go for a drive with her to see if she can recreate the problem but I'm kinda left scratching my head. On the weekend I checked tire air pressure, inner/outer tie rods, LCA, stabilizer bar, links, bushings, struts. I have not replaced the bearings on either side, nor the rack itself (have done all 4 tie rods ~20,000 km ago). The van doesn't pull, brakes fresh. There aren't any noises typical for bearings (no click or clunk during turning etc).
Anyone have any thoughts?
My wife's 2000 windstar, according to her, makes a "bad" vibration and shakes at 90 km/hr. Now, I took the van out for a drive on the weekend and went from 80 to 120 gradually up and down and couldn't find any vibration that was remarkable. I do have snow tires on all 4 wheels, it's winter so the roads are a bit rough, but nothing that is really out of the ordinary. I don't disbelieve my wife and will go for a drive with her to see if she can recreate the problem but I'm kinda left scratching my head. On the weekend I checked tire air pressure, inner/outer tie rods, LCA, stabilizer bar, links, bushings, struts. I have not replaced the bearings on either side, nor the rack itself (have done all 4 tie rods ~20,000 km ago). The van doesn't pull, brakes fresh. There aren't any noises typical for bearings (no click or clunk during turning etc).
Anyone have any thoughts?
wiswind
01-18-2012, 08:13 PM
I had a intermittent vibration happen on my '96 Windstar....sometimes slight and sometimes severe.
In my case, it turned out to be a sticking brake caliper.
Even some ice caught on the inside of a wheel can cause this issue (unballance).
Rubbing ice from those big buildups one gets in a wheel well should make a lot of noise, but can also cause vibration if one drops down and is rubbing on a tire.
Only thing to do is to see if the issue comes back.
In my case, it turned out to be a sticking brake caliper.
Even some ice caught on the inside of a wheel can cause this issue (unballance).
Rubbing ice from those big buildups one gets in a wheel well should make a lot of noise, but can also cause vibration if one drops down and is rubbing on a tire.
Only thing to do is to see if the issue comes back.
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