Re: [Peugeot-L] '91 N9Txx SW8 Vibration

From: Pug NZ <pug-yahoo2_at_azorah.co.nz>
Date: 03/16/06

Have you checked the rear brakes to see if there is anything wrong there? broken springs, warped, loose parts, oil contamination..... and rear wheel bearings?

Kevin

Brian Holm wrote:

>Bill,
>
>Applying the rear brakes puts a downward torque on the torque tube
>and hence the transmission mount, as well as a rearward pull on the
>whole drive line. I think you said once that the floorpan is kind of
>beat up and that the trans mount didn't fit back onto the floor studs
>without some prying. Are you really sure that there is not some
>untoward contact between driveline and floor, or between the fixed
>part of the mount and the buffered part?
>
>Brian Holm
>
>At 06:23 PM 3/15/2006, Bill Branch wrote:
>
>
>
>>Hello,
>>I know I've bored most of you to tears with this one, but I had
>>noticed that the vibration/noise seemed to lessen under hard braking.
>>After making sure that the brakes would release when I wanted then
>>to, I tried applying and releasing the handbrake while the noise was
>>occurring. Sure enough, 99% gone with the handbrake engaged and
>>would recur when released. This gives me the same symptom as hard
>>braking, but without the weight transfer. I might also add that I
>>get the same noise/vibration in drive, regardless of gear or engine
>>speed, or in neutral with engine either on or off, and that I get
>>the same results with the handbrake under all of the above
>>conditions. To recap:
>>We have replaced motor mounts, tranny mounts, u-joint, the bearing
>>in the tail shaft of the tranny, the torque tube bearing. The shaft
>>has been spun and checked for out of trueness and is within racecar
>>tolerances. Tires and wheels have been interchanged several times.
>>The differential has no slop and has been assembled to specs.
>>Any comments or suggestions?
>>Thank you.
>>Bill
>>
>>
>>
>
>Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots
>at Peugeot Holm, since 1969
>2120 Maple Hill
>Plainfield, VT, 05667
>802-454-7132, fax -1310
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