It was a great weekend and all, but now I have this "minor" vibration that I can't seem to pin point. It's never happened before and I noticed it almost immediately after returning to pavement.
I mostly feel it through the seats (and clearly see it in the blurry, vibrating rearview mirror) at just about any speed above 40mph.
it becomes audible when coasting or driving down hill (foot off the throttle), and with the clutch-in (between shifts)...
it almost sounds/feels like the vibration is coming from the floor directly under both driver and passenger front seats. Or possibly the front passenger side wheel? But that may just be in my head after just having talked to Benito about HIS wheel bearing issues 2 weeks ago...
It seems to get quieter while audible if turning left (at highway speed)
Turning right (at highway speed) seems to not have any effect on the noise at all.
The vibration is still present but not audible under acceleration/constant load of any kind.
I was still able to make the 4 and a half hour trek home at upwards of 70-75mph.
After taking a look under the jeep, I have very little idea where the vibration is coming from. here is what it looks like:
Everything looks fine and dandy, a side from some paint on the rear driveshaft.
Could this be the source of the vibration? I have not pulled the shaft yet, but if others a bit more experienced suspect it be a balance issue, and the description of the vibration above fits the M.O. then that should be easy enough to fix. But I'm just not sure having never experienced this before.
The vibration is just enough to bother me... my wife hardly even noticed it until I started talking about it while on the road. But once brought to her attention she definitely recognized it was indeed happening and something we've never felt/heard before.
Anyone see anything else concerning that I might be missing??
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