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I love this pic because its me looking through this whole thread lol
If its not the wheel bearing. Check to see if you have a broken motor/trans mount or one came loose..... Then check your transmission fluid. If thats all good, swap the tires from the front, to the back. If it still does not change, buy a nice set of subwoofers.....Beccabob593 wrote:LOL I know right?? I will say this though: This MX has a HELLACIOUS heater in it!!! I crank it up, turn on the heat and BAM! hot air!
I thought maybe it was a wheel bearing too, but day before yesterday I put it up on jackstands and tried rocking the wheel in and out, holding it at the top and bottom, and there was ZERO play in it. Besides, there's no "metal grinding" sound that's common with bad bearings.
I also forgot to mention that day before yesterday I also had the front tires re-balanced, in case that was it.
After paying closer attention today on the way to work in it, here's a few other things I noticed:
The vibration is more NOISE than actual vibration. The steering wheel doesn't shake, and the car doesn't pull to one side. I can drive straight, let go of the wheel and it drives a straight arrow.
At about 40 MPH, I can vaguely feel the vibration in the floorboard and the seat, but if I glance in the rearview, the image is "bbrrrrrrrrrr"
I cannot emphasize this enough: The 'bobbing' noise is LOUD at about 30 MPH and up. It drowns out everything. The frequency of the "thumps" or "bobbing" is consistent with the rotational speed of the front wheels. The faster I go, the quicker the bobbing sound becomes.
As I said, I can feel no irregularities in the steering while I'm driving; no shimmy, no pulling or wandering to either side.
Well, it seems I was a bit premature with my celebration; we got the other new axle in and no change."Hey guys,
Becca and I removed the driver's side axle today and looks like the inboard joint is completely broken. Holding the axle horizontal, the outboard portion "sags" at the inboard joint.
We've got a replacement on the way that will be here tomorrow.
Glad it wasn't the bearings in the diff!!"
You left out the 626 and Millenia transmissions...Beccabob593 wrote:The problem with that of course, is FINDING one. The MX-6 and Probe GT use the same tranny, but like the MX-3 GS, they are super rare. When Becca and I went to the Pull-A-Part in Mobile, AL looking for a replacement IAC, they had two MX-3s and two Probes, but all of them were 4 cyl.
For what it's worth, when one thing breaks, more tends to follow... I've done nothing with transmissions, but that principle applies to almost everything on a car. If it works out for you, then good!!Beccabob593 wrote:Besides, there's nothing wrong with the transmission side of it; the shifts are firm, no trouble getting into gears, no noisy gears.
Millenia's are auto onlyMrMazda92 wrote:You left out the 626 and Millenia transmissions...
You positive? I thought that was only the S? Maybe I was thinking about an auto>manual swap... Possibly misspoke on that one.Nd4SpdSe wrote:Millenia's are auto onlyMrMazda92 wrote:You left out the 626 and Millenia transmissions...