Peugeot 306 violent shake on acceleration
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From: Rob Graham on 31 May 2010 10:07 On 30/05/2010 17:33, marpate1 wrote: > Hi all, > > Wonder if you could offer me a little advice? > > My 306 estate (1.9TD 1997) has a violent shake at around 40-50mph. To > try and fix it, I have had all wheels balanced and have just changed > both front wishbones as the rear bushes were worn - this has made > little difference. > > I did notice when on axle stands, in 5th at tickover that the near > side tyre seems to shimmy side to side. There's no play at all in the > bearings or ball joints and the spare does the same. Any ideas why > this could be and whether this is likely to be the cause of the shake? > > And advice gratefully received! > > Kind regards, > Mark > Your post says 'violent shake on acceleration'. This implies that the shake is only there when you put your foot down, not when you are idling along, at 40 - 50. Is this a correct interpretation? If so, I found years ago this issue with my old Merc and it turned out to be universal joint in the propshaft (made of rubberised material) had perished and was giving way slightly under load, causing the shaft to move slightly out of line and vibrate. It was fine when you stopped accelerating even if you kept the same speed. Obviously, this specific problem is not yours, but maybe it's something similar. Rob Graham
From: marpate1 on 31 May 2010 10:59 On May 31, 3:07 pm, Rob Graham <rttgra...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > On 30/05/2010 17:33, marpate1 wrote: > > > > > Hi all, > > > Wonder if you could offer me a little advice? > > > My 306 estate (1.9TD 1997) has a violent shake at around 40-50mph. To > > try and fix it, I have had all wheels balanced and have just changed > > both front wishbones as the rear bushes were worn - this has made > > little difference. > > > I did notice when on axle stands, in 5th at tickover that the near > > side tyre seems to shimmy side to side. There's no play at all in the > > bearings or ball joints and the spare does the same. Any ideas why > > this could be and whether this is likely to be the cause of the shake? > > > And advice gratefully received! > > > Kind regards, > > Mark > > Your post says 'violent shake on acceleration'. This implies that the > shake is only there when you put your foot down, not when you are idling > along, at 40 - 50. Is this a correct interpretation? If so, I found > years ago this issue with my old Merc and it turned out to be universal > joint in the propshaft (made of rubberised material) had perished and > was giving way slightly under load, causing the shaft to move slightly > out of line and vibrate. It was fine when you stopped accelerating even > if you kept the same speed. Obviously, this specific problem is not > yours, but maybe it's something similar. > > Rob Graham Hi Rob, Very good point - I should be more precise with my posts :) The shake does remain when idling along at around 40-50. I've taken the OSF driveshaft from the car, but unfortunately my local breakers didn't have one for me (probably a good thing), so I'll pop into GSF tomorrow to see what they have and then hopefully I can lay this to rest. Cheers, Mark
From: marpate1 on 1 Jun 2010 12:56 On May 31, 3:59 pm, marpate1 <marpa...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > On May 31, 3:07 pm, Rob Graham <rttgra...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: > > > > > On 30/05/2010 17:33, marpate1 wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > Wonder if you could offer me a little advice? > > > > My 306 estate (1.9TD 1997) has a violent shake at around 40-50mph. To > > > try and fix it, I have had all wheels balanced and have just changed > > > both front wishbones as the rear bushes were worn - this has made > > > little difference. > > > > I did notice when on axle stands, in 5th at tickover that the near > > > side tyre seems to shimmy side to side. There's no play at all in the > > > bearings or ball joints and the spare does the same. Any ideas why > > > this could be and whether this is likely to be the cause of the shake? > > > > And advice gratefully received! > > > > Kind regards, > > > Mark > > > Your post says 'violent shake on acceleration'. This implies that the > > shake is only there when you put your foot down, not when you are idling > > along, at 40 - 50. Is this a correct interpretation? If so, I found > > years ago this issue with my old Merc and it turned out to be universal > > joint in the propshaft (made of rubberised material) had perished and > > was giving way slightly under load, causing the shaft to move slightly > > out of line and vibrate. It was fine when you stopped accelerating even > > if you kept the same speed. Obviously, this specific problem is not > > yours, but maybe it's something similar. > > > Rob Graham > > Hi Rob, > > Very good point - I should be more precise with my posts :) > > The shake does remain when idling along at around 40-50. > > I've taken the OSF driveshaft from the car, but unfortunately my local > breakers didn't have one for me (probably a good thing), so I'll pop > into GSF tomorrow to see what they have and then hopefully I can lay > this to rest. > > Cheers, > Mark Hi all, Just wanted to say many thanks for your help! GSF didn't stock the OSF driveshaft, but fortunately EuroCarParts had one in Swindon ... a bit more of a drive, but at least it is now installed and everything is fine once again. I look forward to EuroCarParts opening their Gloucester store! Thanks again, Mark
From: Mrcheerful on 1 Jun 2010 15:35
marpate1 wrote: > On May 31, 3:59 pm, marpate1 <marpa...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> On May 31, 3:07 pm, Rob Graham <rttgra...(a)btinternet.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> On 30/05/2010 17:33, marpate1 wrote: >> >>>> Hi all, >> >>>> Wonder if you could offer me a little advice? >> >>>> My 306 estate (1.9TD 1997) has a violent shake at around 40-50mph. >>>> To try and fix it, I have had all wheels balanced and have just >>>> changed both front wishbones as the rear bushes were worn - this >>>> has made little difference. >> >>>> I did notice when on axle stands, in 5th at tickover that the near >>>> side tyre seems to shimmy side to side. There's no play at all in >>>> the bearings or ball joints and the spare does the same. Any ideas >>>> why this could be and whether this is likely to be the cause of >>>> the shake? >> >>>> And advice gratefully received! >> >>>> Kind regards, >>>> Mark >> >>> Your post says 'violent shake on acceleration'. This implies that >>> the shake is only there when you put your foot down, not when you >>> are idling along, at 40 - 50. Is this a correct interpretation? If >>> so, I found years ago this issue with my old Merc and it turned out >>> to be universal joint in the propshaft (made of rubberised >>> material) had perished and was giving way slightly under load, >>> causing the shaft to move slightly out of line and vibrate. It was >>> fine when you stopped accelerating even if you kept the same speed. >>> Obviously, this specific problem is not yours, but maybe it's >>> something similar. >> >>> Rob Graham >> >> Hi Rob, >> >> Very good point - I should be more precise with my posts :) >> >> The shake does remain when idling along at around 40-50. >> >> I've taken the OSF driveshaft from the car, but unfortunately my >> local breakers didn't have one for me (probably a good thing), so >> I'll pop into GSF tomorrow to see what they have and then hopefully >> I can lay this to rest. >> >> Cheers, >> Mark > > Hi all, > > Just wanted to say many thanks for your help! > > GSF didn't stock the OSF driveshaft, but fortunately EuroCarParts had > one in Swindon ... a bit more of a drive, but at least it is now > installed and everything is fine once again. I look forward to > EuroCarParts opening their Gloucester store! > > Thanks again, > Mark I am pleased it is fixed, and even more pleased to hear the outcome, about 99 per cent of questions asked on here never come back and say what the problem actually was !!! |