I pulled my motor back out last weekend to swap motor mounts, install new clutch/flywheel, and new axles. I did a few other misc things as well.

Anyway, when I accelerate kinda hard, my steering wheel shakes for a couple seconds roughly around 4-5k rpm's. After 5k+ rpm's it seems to go away.

I know what a shaky steering wheel feels like from it not being aligned. Thats what it feels like, but it happens then stops. Not like a car out of alignment to where the faster you are going, the harder it shakes. Though, I do need an alignment as I put new wheels on a couple weeks ago. I actually went to get one today, but Belle Tire said my car was too low Their things hit my bumper or something. So I think they can do it if I take my bumper off.

Anyway, if the alignment doesn't fix, which I kinda feel that it won't, this what else could it be? I just put in brand new axles. And thats the only thing I could think of that might cause it.

Also, I installed a new clutch and flywheel. I torqued all the bolts to spec, and in a crisscross pattern to prevent warping. Now, when I take off in 1st and reverse under 1.5K rpm's, its like the clutch chatters. It also does it sometimes when down shifting 2nd. Any idea what this could be?

EDIT: I have an ACT 12.5lb flywheel and an ACT HDSS clutch kit.


Modified by c1v1c98 at 9:06 PM 4/28/2007

 

Did you use an alignment tool when you installed your clutch???

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NightBladeLrin &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did you use an alignment tool when you installed your clutch???</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yessir.

 

Where did you get the axles from?

Vibration under acceleration only is often caused by a bad axle.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Targa250R &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Where did you get the axles from?

Vibration under acceleration only is often caused by a bad axle.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I got them from a dealer here on HT. They are brand new DSS axles. Nothing I have done should have caused either of them to go bad. Unless somehow they got damaged in shipping.

 

blance tires?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BLUE EH3 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">blance tires?</TD></TR></TABLE>

They were balanced recently when I had my tires mounted to my rims.

 

Bump for you cause I looked
Mine shakes when I press on my brakes at higher speeds but we all know what fixes that.