Continuing Vibrations

[pwrusr]

I got my issue kinda solved. It still wobbles a little, however it's nowhere near as bad. Turned out there was a bunch of dirt and grease on one spot of the inner wheel. Brake cleaner and a rag got it all cleaned up.

I think my axle boot has a tiny pin hole on it

[aero]

Well....

changed passenger axle for a new one, and seems to be not vibrating on acceleration anymore, and didnt get to hold it at high speed very long, but seems to be not much of a problem.

BUT..
*The install WAS NOT good at all. First, the old axle didnt want to come out through the fork. It went in fine with plenty of room, but didnt want to come back out.
*New axle didnt want to go into tranny... I hit it with a rubber hammer and nothing. Only ended up ripping the new boot from that BS.
*Finally wiggled the living hell out of it, while pushing as hard as I could, and it popped in.
*Then outer part did not want to go through hub. To solve that, I used the knuckle as a hammer and bashed it on there until the nut would catch.

I dont know why my car hates me, but the one time I set myself up for breaking the new part, it actually works. I dont think the tranny liked it since shifting was a little more notchy, but I dont really care at this point.

So for the record, advanced/discount axles > autozone axles

edit:

The only good part of the night was when I was leaving discount. A guy walking in said "is that your accord?" He really liked it, said he had a 92 before or something. Of course when he asked what I had under the hood, my standard response of "nothing much" was uttered. I dont tell many people what is under the hood since I dont know who they will tell...

But he did say he liked it a lot, I for some reason didnt ask if he wanted to buy it... Shoulda. Maybe next time.

[aero]

Driving it the last two days, vibrations are back at high speed.

So my theory is autocross tore the hell out of the bearings... they went.
Driving to the NC meet on the bad bearing made the axle grind the hell out of itself, so it vibrated on acceleration.

I got a set of tie rods on ebay, so I will replace those when i get them. Mine werent old and dont seem to have play, but when removing them from the knuckle, they come out way too easy, so maybe they are worn, just not all that much, since they dont 'pop' out of the knuckle.

And since my old axle did not want to come out through the fork, it looks like that LCA bushing is all slouched to the bottom. I need to see if thats just from age or if that could be part of my problem.

[aero]

Update... new tie rod ends, and lower ball joint on drivers side. Its still there.

A rant on procrastinating which leads to shit like this...

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?p=619819

Any other suggestions. I am going to have it aligned again w/the new tie rod ends, then maybe see if autozone has another reman axle that is actually remanufactured, or else try a discount one. And probably drive one of my two motorcycles as much as I can so I can get my head off of this pain in the ass car.

[trickedaccord92]

dont know what to tell you but i do know this my car has ...

new brakes
new rotors
wheel bearings
good tires
new rack
new tie rod ends
new axels
good rims
new shocks
new coilovers

and it still vibrates i know it is alignment related because i had it aligned for the trip to TN and it drove smooth for about 2 hours but then it was back ... im gonna jack it up in a few and check all the bushings and stabilizer bars and anything else i can check ill let you know if i find anything

[SteveB]

I got rid of most of my high speed vibes with a set of hub-centric rings.

[aero]

Well, alignment will come on friday. Then we shall see from there.

really praying it will go away, since I am over buying parts for it.

[gloryaccordy]

I'm getting the feeling my vibrations are bearing related...sounds like a good excuse to get Odyssey 5-lug hubs right now...

[aero]

I'm getting the feeling my vibrations are bearing related...sounds like a good excuse to get Odyssey 5-lug hubs right now...

I have a ROH conversion, along with brand new lower ball joints and passenger side bearing. Driver side bearing is good.

[92acclude]

A new rear motor mount did nothing for the vibration. If anything it almost feels worse at speed.

What's strange though, is that if I stay in the throttle and bring up to say 80. There is no vibrations. It happens once I let off the gas. I checked my axles, honda remans, tight as can be, no play what-so-ever.

One thing I've noticed, is that when I coast to a stop, when I stop fully, I hear a clunk. Someone thought it might be axle related, but they're good. What is that clunk coming from?

[AgaBoogaBoo]

I've been having a similar issue and just posted it today in a new thread before seeing this - http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=50625

I'm at the same point as you guys and tired of this issue, it really makes me unmotivated to work on other issues like fixing rust, swapping out rear drums for discs, etc. because I fear that this issue will stick around.

[aero]

A new rear motor mount did nothing for the vibration. If anything it almost feels worse at speed.

What's strange though, is that if I stay in the throttle and bring up to say 80. There is no vibrations. It happens once I let off the gas. I checked my axles, honda remans, tight as can be, no play what-so-ever.

One thing I've noticed, is that when I coast to a stop, when I stop fully, I hear a clunk. Someone thought it might be axle related, but they're good. What is that clunk coming from?

clunk sounds like the sway bar endlinks. Could also be tie rod ends or a ball joint maybe, but endlinks are easy to test and replace..

And we must have the same problem... if I go faster, it will usually go away mostly. I am getting an alignment tomorrow, so we'll see if that fixes it after all my new crap i am sure its gotta be off at least a little.

[92acclude]

I just out new endlinks on. Could they be too tight, I did torque them to honda specs and they are Energy Suspension. Could be that.

I'm going to try and find a shop that'll check out my tie rod ends and lower ball joints for free if possible.

Could bearings be an issue as well?

[aero]

I just out new endlinks on. Could they be too tight, I did torque them to honda specs and they are Energy Suspension. Could be that.

I'm going to try and find a shop that'll check out my tie rod ends and lower ball joints for free if possible.

Could bearings be an issue as well?

to check the wheel bearings, jack up the tire, and put your hands at the top/bottom of the tire, and try to wiggle it from top/bottom. If it does, its either the bearing or lower ball joint or both. My drivers side bearing was good, all other stuff was replaced.

[pwrusr]

A new rear motor mount did nothing for the vibration. If anything it almost feels worse at speed.

What's strange though, is that if I stay in the throttle and bring up to say 80. There is no vibrations. It happens once I let off the gas. I checked my axles, honda remans, tight as can be, no play what-so-ever.

One thing I've noticed, is that when I coast to a stop, when I stop fully, I hear a clunk. Someone thought it might be axle related, but they're good. What is that clunk coming from?

Interesting...

That "clunk" could be a couple of things. I know that brake pads do tend to shift a little in the caliper and can "clack" depending on what kind of stop you're doing. Most common would be when you have been gong forword all day then put it into reverse. You can sometimes hear that "clack" as soon as you apply the brake.

It MIGHT also be the steering rack though I'm not sure about that. I know that I have a rattle/squeek going over small bumps at almost any speed. I haven't been able to trace it down, but I'm thinking it's etheir the rack or a axle. I'm personally leaning twords that axle because it's mainly on one side of the car. And not really centered.

anyway I hope that helps a little