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- From: frank@marvin.contex.com (Frank Perdicaro)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Drivetrain Vibration
- Keywords: auto, repairs
- Message-ID: <3032@contex.contex.com>
- Date: 9 Oct 92 17:21:28 GMT
- References: <1992Oct9.140149.10604@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
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- Organization: Xyvision Design Systems
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- In article <1992Oct9.140149.10604@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> jimo@navaho.uucp (25656-o'keefe) writes:
- >
- >Episode 3 of my drivetrain vibration saga.
- >
- >** I'll spare everyone the gory details of what I've tried so far! **
- >
- >ANY GM GURUs out there?
-
- I am not a guru, but I have a few small thoughts. On a 2 ujoint
- setup, as I understand it, the idea is to keep the pinion shaft
- parallel (in two planes) to the output shaft of the transmission.
- With the tranny-driveshaft-pinion in a line, there should be no
- vibration other than that caused by bad balance.
-
- Now execute the most common circumstance, lower the pinion, but keep
- it parallel in 2 axes. Up to a certain angle (caused by a certain
- amout of drop), the irregularities caused by ujoints give "acceptable"
- vibration.
-
- Now remove a constraint - let the pinion go off parallel. This can be
- cause by loose axel bits, or springs that cannot handle the tourque
- applied, or all sorts of other things. One gets vibration. And wear
- of those ujoints. Cure this with new axle bits, and ladder bars.
-
- If we remove yet another constraint, continuity of the drive shaft,
- there are yet more problems. The problems are similar, but more
- confusing. Lets say that applied torque causes the center carrier to
- deflect, and the axel to rotate. Each of these causes vibration; the
- sum of them causes more vibration, perhaps in a non-linear way.
- Add to this the fact that there are twice as many shaft to ujoint
- joints, each possibly causing misalignment, and you get sick.
-
- In some
- You could have a deflecting axle, or hanger bearing hanger. Make
- sure the hanger bearing is in exactly the right plane(s), and stiffen
- it. Perhaps replace the hanger bearing while you are at it.
-
- You could go crazy, and replace two of your ujoints ( if you have 4 )
- with a real constant velocity joint, or at least one with a higher
- frequency than the standard ujoint. Find one with large, prime, number
- of lobes ( 7 ? ) and you should push any harmonics to about the 300mph
- range, effectivly eliminating them.
-
- Try to have fun with this problem
-
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