Where to buy an axle??? Do I need one???

February 2nd, 2007, 03:14 PM	#1
dannygraves Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	Where to buy an axle??? Do I need one??? ok, so I have a '00 v6 and it shakes like all hell when I hit about 65. I replaced the wheels, tires, took it in for an alignment, replaced the shocks and stuts. Breif history: This was my moms car, she moved back to europe permanently and left me the car, but this car has been a curse. Shes been in 3 accidents in the car, rearended once, god hit on the pass rear wheel/fender area in a parking lot, and flew off a freeway at 90mph. Tracking down the cause is even harder because the damage that is causing the vibes could be anywhere. When I got the car from her the strut was touching the hood through a big gaping whole created my the strut ripping through (on the drivers side) and 2 tires didn't match because the 2 drivers side wheels were replaced. I fixed the strut tower with my BFH and wire feed. I checked out the drive shaft and u-joints and all looks good, the only things left are the front drivers side wheel bearing (it feels a little too free turning and seems to have some play) I already ordered the whole hub/bearing assy. and rear axle. While I was working on it yesterday I jacked up the rear and put it on jack stands and ran it at about 30mph and noticed that the rear driver side wheel looked perfectly round while turning, but not the rear pass side. I swapped the wheels and now both of them spin out of round. Big-o told me that one of the wheels was bent, so I'm guessing thats it, so I ordered a replacement today, but I'm also guessing that the pass rear axle is bent, that why the strait wheel still turns out of round on that side. Am I completely off with this one, any suggestions or experiences? and where the hell do I fond a replacement axle, I can't find one anywhere!!! Thanks Danny

February 2nd, 2007, 03:17 PM

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Re: Where to buy an axle??? Do I need one???

Originally Posted by dannygraves

ok, so I have a '00 v6 and it shakes like all hell when I hit about 65.
I replaced the wheels, tires, took it in for an alignment, replaced the shocks and stuts.
Breif history:
This was my moms car, she moved back to europe permanently and left me the car, but this car has been a curse. Shes been in 3 accidents in the car, rearended once, god hit on the pass rear wheel/fender area in a parking lot, and flew off a freeway at 90mph. Tracking down the cause is even harder because the damage that is causing the vibes could be anywhere. When I got the car from her the strut was touching the hood through a big gaping whole created my the strut ripping through (on the drivers side) and 2 tires didn't match because the 2 drivers side wheels were replaced.
I fixed the strut tower with my BFH and wire feed.
I checked out the drive shaft and u-joints and all looks good, the only things left are the front drivers side wheel bearing (it feels a little too free turning and seems to have some play) I already ordered the whole hub/bearing assy. and rear axle.
While I was working on it yesterday I jacked up the rear and put it on jack stands and ran it at about 30mph and noticed that the rear driver side wheel looked perfectly round while turning, but not the rear pass side. I swapped the wheels and now both of them spin out of round. Big-o told me that one of the wheels was bent, so I'm guessing thats it, so I ordered a replacement today, but I'm also guessing that the pass rear axle is bent, that why the strait wheel still turns out of round on that side.

Am I completely off with this one, any suggestions or experiences?
and where the hell do I fond a replacement axle, I can't find one anywhere!!!
Thanks
Danny

i would investigate u joints if she has been in an accident it could be so many thing but u joints or a warped drive shaft from compression if she has been in a bad enough accident drive shaft could have a wobble now and how did u check the u joints. you could also have a warped rim a bad bearing rear end could be shot... could be a drive axel as well tho

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February 2nd, 2007, 03:33 PM	#3
dannygraves Newbie Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 11	while it was running on the jack stands I watched the driveshaft turn and it looks perfectly strait adn when it wasn't running I just grabbed it and felt for any play. I've had bad u-joints in other cars though and they go wwwoooowwwwooowwwooow and this one doesn't, and this is a much harsher vibration. it almost feels like I'm riding on egg shaped wheels, the steering wheel shimmies side to side and the rear seems to bounce up and down. when I swapped the wheels and tires it actually got worse. The guys at big-o also told me that my rack bushings were done, but I don't see that causing vibration as more of a result of the vibration. They said they thought it was my struts, so I replaced them, but that also seemed to make it worse. The said the alignment was within spec, but it seems to pull a little to the left. Do you know where I could get a drive axle? that the one thing that I do know has been messed up the whole time, but still doesn't explain the front end issues. Thanks Danny

February 2nd, 2007, 03:37 PM	#4
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February 2nd, 2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dannygraves

while it was running on the jack stands I watched the driveshaft turn and it looks perfectly strait adn when it wasn't running I just grabbed it and felt for any play. I've had bad u-joints in other cars though and they go wwwoooowwwwooowwwooow and this one doesn't, and this is a much harsher vibration. it almost feels like I'm riding on egg shaped wheels, the steering wheel shimmies side to side and the rear seems to bounce up and down. when I swapped the wheels and tires it actually got worse. The guys at big-o also told me that my rack bushings were done, but I don't see that causing vibration as more of a result of the vibration. They said they thought it was my struts, so I replaced them, but that also seemed to make it worse. The said the alignment was within spec, but it seems to pull a little to the left.

Do you know where I could get a drive axle? that the one thing that I do know has been messed up the whole time, but still doesn't explain the front end issues.

Thanks
Danny

could have a small twist in the frame
im more inclined to say out of balance drive shaft have you taken it out and had it balanced? just cause it looks straight doesn't mean it is and at 65 mph stress is introduced that your had wiggling it cant reproduce so id have to say it still sounds like drive shaft, u joints axle is still a possibility and also by the sounds of the accedent i bet your tranny and engine got whipped around so check the motor mounts and tranny cross member and mounts. that can cause some serious road vibration as well if they are bad broken or warped.

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