Charlie Money wrote:
> Hi all
>
> Anybody got any ideas - it's doing mine and my garage's heads in...
>
> 2005 156 S****twagon 1.9 JTD 16 valve manual
>
> I'm getting a vibration that seems to be originating from the front
> passenger side when the car is under load, most noticeably in 3rd gear
> upwards. It is accompanied by a lower resonance hum (not transmission
> whine), that at lower speeds is hardly distinguishable from road
> noise. Both the judder and noise disappear if I ease off the throttle.
> It on'y really seems to kick in as the engine gets up to operating
> speed.
>
> My garage (not an Alfa specialist), can't find anything - checked
> wheel bearings, wheel balance, tracking, driveshaft play, loose engine/
> gearbox mountings, but can't find anything untoward.
>
> I spoke to Mangoletsi - not because I'm anywhere near them, but I've
> heard good things about them. Anywhere the mechanic there reckoned it
> was only likely to be a couple of things, either deformed tyres or
> driveshaft play, both of which have been ruled out by my garage.
Saw tooth on the inside edge of the *rear* tyres.
Check it out.
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