Driveline vibration issue

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:00 pm

[Source unknown] Driveline Vibration Issue - Possible Root Cause

This guy ran over a mattress and decided to keep going. The ensuing jumble finally whipped around enough to put a tear in the gas tank, the subsequent lack of fuel is what finally brought this vehicle to its knees.

It had still managed to drive 30 more miles decently with a 60lb tangle wrapped around the driveshaft.

He complained that the vehicle had a "shimmy" when driving it high speeds.

This is what the dealership found..............

EvilHorace · Post by **EvilHorace** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:34 pm

What a retard! LOL.

Err · Post by **Err** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:02 pm

He's lucky he didn't catch the vehicle on fire once he ripped the gas tank.

Pugsley · Post by **Pugsley** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:10 pm

WOW... I have no ideal what to even say... I mean, how, can you not know, shimmy?

EDIT

I have heard zip ties on a drive shaft before... that had to be one horrible sound.

normalicy · Post by **normalicy** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:06 am

Shimmy? I'd expect a shimmy at about 20mph with that. That's stupid crazy stuff there. Obviously the driver doesn't deserve a vehicle if they run over a mattress & dont' see it come out the back of the vehicle (or even care).

DoPeY5007 · Post by **DoPeY5007** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:16 am

damn, that is crazy