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There are many different possible causes for a driveline vibration. Your wheels, tires, axles, driveshaft, transmission, clutch or torque converter and engine components are all rotating at a high rate of speed, and any one or more of these components can create a vibration if they are worn or out of spec. Worn or broken engine or transmission mounts can transmit normal vibrations that usually aren't ever felt, and accidental body contact with the engine, transmission, or exhaust can also be misinterpreted as a driveline vibration. The first step in diagnosing a classic car vibration is to determine exactly when and under what conditions the vibration occurs.

There are three basic types of vibrations:

1. Engine RPM related - If the vibration is related to engine RPM, it will occur in all gears (and possibly even sitting still) at a particular engine RPM or above. This vibration usually can be attributed to the engine itself or anything else that turns at the same speed as the engine, such as the harmonic balancer, flywheel or flexplate, pilot bearing, pressure plate, torque converter, or transmission input shaft. It is also possible for body contact with the engine, transmission, or exhaust to cause an engine RPM related vibration. Worn or broken engine or transmission mounts can contribute to this problem. When driving the vehicle with the vibration present, maintain vehicle speed and try shifting to a lower or higher gear. If the vibration changes or goes away while maintaining the same vehicle speed, then the problem is not related to engine RPM.

2. Vehicle Speed related - If the vibration is related to vehicle speed, it will not be present until you reach a certain speed, and then it will usually start gradually and then become worse as speed increases. In some cases, it will decrease at some point, and then come back again at a higher speed. This type of vibration could be related to your wheels, tires, axles, differential, driveshaft runout, balance, or angles, universal joints, or transmission output shaft. Try the same driving test as above. If the vibration is present in third gear at 50 mph, but shifting to fourth gear at 50 MPH makes the vibration go away, then it is not going to be vehicle speed related and you can usually rule out any rotating component that is further back than the transmission output shaft. At a given MPH, your output shaft, driveshaft, axles, wheels and tires are all turning at a constant speed, no matter what gear the transmission is in.

3. Accel/Decel/Cruise related - A vibration that changes depending on whether you are accelerating, decelerating, or cruising at a steady speed could have quite a few different causes. Generally, this will be related to driveshaft angles or a worn or broken part, instead of something being out of balance. Think about what changes when the engine is under load. The engine and isolator mount loads shift; the load on the pinion bearing changes; your driveshaft angles change, possibly more than they should due to a broken engine or transmission mount; your exhaust, shifter, transmission, etc. could be contacting the body only on accel or decel; if the car has been lowered (or raised), your suspension snubbers could be contacting the body prematurely.

A vehicle works as a system, and you have to understand the relationships between all the different parts when you are trying to diagnose a driveline vibration. Determining if the vibration is related to engine speed, vehicle speed, or engine load will help you narrow down the list of possible culprits, and keep you from wasting your time looking in the wrong places.

Keith Farren is an ASE Certified Master Technician with a BS in Business Administration, an Associate degree in Automotive Technology, and over twenty years experience in the automotive industry. He also operates two websites dedicated to classic cars, Classic Car Financing and Loans and Classic Car Prices Today.

The Secret of Torque Converters

Ever wondered what took the place of the clutch in an automatic car? Say hello to the device called torque converter.

While manual transmission cars have clutch and gearbox, automatic cars have torque converters. A torque converter is the device which connects the engine to the transmission. It is a fluid coupling device that smoothly operates provided that its three internal components work well with the hydraulic oil. These three components are the main controlling mechanisms for the fluid coupling between the car's engine and its transmission.

These three components are as follow: pump assembly or impeller, stator assembly, and turbine. The pump assembly is driven by the crankshaft. The stator assembly, on the other hand, is the one responsible for providing fluid reaction and multiplying the pump generated high performance torque.

Meanwhile, the turbine is the part that provides movement to the input shaft of the transmission.

Torque converters work by taking the power from the spinning crankshaft and applying this force to the input shaft of the transmission. The good thing about this device is that it empowers any engine to be a high performance engine. High performance torque converters are responsible for engaging and disengaging torque or power from the car's engine to the drive line so it can be converted to speed. Through high performance torque, torque converters makes high performance engine run at idle speed. This is done because the fluid flow is not enough to transfer power from the torque converter to the wheels. Thus, the car won't move forwards or backwards. As the high performance engine allows more fluid passage, it creates adequate amount of force to transfer power from the high performance engine to the wheels thus setting the vehicle in motion.

To cut the long story short, the fluid inside the torque converter is what makes the vehicle move, and the primary force that makes all the torque converter components work together. A centrifugal force is cause by the rotation of the pump assembly which is in turn caused by the crankshaft. This centrifugal force causes the movement of the transmission fluid.

A flywheel or flex plate physically connects the torque converter to the crankshaft. This usually happens on the front side of the coupling device. They are connected by bolts that are coated with a substance called Loctite so as to prevent them from coming loose due to vibration. On the backside of the coupling device, there is a hole that serves as the venue for the input shaft of the transmission to slide in and seal. The converter is to be found inside always filled with hydraulic fluid. As mentioned above, this fluid is essential in making the components work. In this case, it is also essential in connecting the front and back side of the high performance torque converter.

Because it is the torque converter that makes automatic transmission possible, car owners should be responsible enough for its maintenance, repair, or remanufacture. Having said so, entrust your torque converter needs only to a professional service contractor.

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Can you guys give me a rough estimate?

I need a ball park figure on how much it should cost to replace the flex plate/flywheel on a 2002 Ford Taurus DOHC 24 Valve 3.0 4speed Auto. In the Los Angeles Metro Area. 133,000 Origional miles.

Do you have to lower the subframe? How is it possible to lower the transaxle without lowering the engine on this car like they say they are going to do if both are bolted together onto the subframe?

I need a new rack and pinion anyway. Would it save on the labor if I had this done at the same time? Like killing two birds with one stone.

would save alot of labor doing the rack at the same time. The estimator calls for 6.4 hours which shops will add an hour for aggravation the ford part is $56.33 from the dealership and the factory part number is F6DZ 6375 A
these are prices that are updated as of 2 weeks ago from fords database.

this is for the flywheel replacement
steering rack is 3.6 hours labor and factory part nmumber is
YF1Z 3504 DARM priced at 328 from the dealership.
Parts should be cheaper elsewhere

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