| Front end vibration [message #159947] |
Fri, 10 February 2012 20:17  |
Bruce Hart
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Registered: October 2011
Location: La Grange, Wyoming
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I recently purchased a 1976 Palm Beach out of the Tucson area. The drive around town was pleasant and everything felt tight. It has 16.5" rims with very low mileage Michelin tires (7years old). The coach was in storage I believe for 4 to 5 years before it was put up for sale. On our trip to Phoenix at 60mph we notice a vibration in the front drive area, not teeth shattering but very noticeable. It would smooth out after 1/2 mile or so and would vibrate again at 60mph if I had slowed down and sped up. We drove it home to Colorado 1200 miles later. today I went to drain the black water tank and noticed that the vibration was there at 60mph put as I slowed down I felt another vibration in the steering wheel until I got down to 10 to 15 mph. No vibration when accelerating but I noticed a vibration as I was slowing down and also felt a pulsing in the brake pedal. I feel that there is a front end component, tie rod end, steering arm or something to do with the steering that is causing this vibration as it has gotten worse as I slow down now. At first I thought that maybe the tires need to be balanced but with the vibration now at the slower speed tells me different. As best that I could tell the bushing looked ok and there are new shocks all around.
Could this be the beginning of a bearing(s) going bad with 128k miles on the coach?
Any Ideas?
Bruce Hart
1976 Palm Beach
1977 28' Kingsley
La Grange, Wyoming
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