She's a-shakin'

[GTRS Fiero]

I accelerated hard, several times.  No shaking.  The idle is good.  The power mostly feels right.  I was unable to break the rear wheels loose.  Maybe that has something to do with having 300 or so pounds of stuff in the trunk.

[Raydar]

Kind of lends a different meaning to "junk in the trunk".

Glad you got it sorted, though. I don't think I've ever seen an axle fail in that manner. Usually something happens to cause it, like they get overextended, or something.

[GTRS Fiero]

Well, it has the axles that did not fit, a bunch of wrenches and such, a set of manifolds, the old axles, several quarts of oil and transmission fluid, a wheel, and some odds and ends.

The axles that did not fit will be returned for a refund of about $100, so not all junk.  The wheel sold for $20.  The old axles will be recycled.  Probably worth $0.50.

[GTRS Fiero]

The right rear wheel has -0.1 degrees of toe.

[Wreck It Ralph]

Silly question and may have been asked... have you had the tires dismounted and check for debris? I had a chunk of an old valve stem stick to bit of leak sealant but broke loose miles later. Chased my tail off trying to find the vibration. Tire shop assured me the tires were balanced and the vibration was in the drivetrain. Weeks later I brought it to a different tire shop and payed for a balance. They at first told me I must have a had rim because every time they ran it and added a weight it was still out of balance. I requested they dismount the tire so I could check the rim. When the tire came off a small piece of rubber fell out believed to be a piece of an old valve stem.

Funny additional story. Similar thing happened to a different car and when I requested the tire be dismounted it was full ow water. Apparently the air separator on their compressor was bad.

[GTRS Fiero]

Years ago, I worked at a tire shop.  All wheels were stripped of weights, to start.  We would run the tire/wheel combo on the electric balancer, then add weights as indicated.  We would run the balancer again, and it should get all zeroes.  We were not allowed to add weights after that, unless it was one where no outer weights could be used.  If the wheel was out of balance, we would remove the weights, and try again.  If the wheel did not balance, we would dismount the tire, check for issues, rotate 90 degrees, and re-mount.  If the wheel still would not balance, we would cut the bead, and return to the manufacturer (new), or throw in junk pile (used).

That worked, except for a split-rim.  I never could get one particular set to balance.  We slapped them back on the truck, and sent him on his way.  After that, those rims were illegal.

[GTRS Fiero]

Years ago, we had a compressor in the shop.  I was using the compressor for something or other.  Anyway, the pressure must've gotten too high.  There was a glass container (like a pint jar, but not that) that screwed into a metal thing.  This jar would get all the water deposits, but mostly sortof yellowish goo.  Anyway, that jar exploded, and the compressor cut off.  The shop was enclosed, and my ears rang for an hour or so.  I didn't want my dad to find out, so I rode my bicycle to town.  Town was about 25 miles away.

I wasn't sure of the size, so I took the top with me.  I did not want to make 2 trips.  Unfortunately, I didn't take enough cash with me.  So I had to stop by the bank.  The separator was only sold as a complete unit.  I rode from the bank back to the store, and darn if my dad wasn't in the store, buying a water separator.  The last one.

I started back home, but my dad found me, and asked if I was injured.  Nope.  He'd already been home.  He wouldn't give me a ride.  He said I'd gotten myself into town, and could get myself home.

I was no longer so anxious to get home, so I stopped off for supper at a friend's house (on the way home, but about 4 miles away).  We watched some TV, ate ice cream, and played some video games.  About 9:30pm, I rode down our driveway.  My parents should have been in bed.  Not my dad.  I got my hide tanned, but good.  I couldn't ride my bike for a week.  When he was finished with the belt, he told me to go put that money back in the bank.

[GTRS Fiero]

I'm planning to take my Fiero for a shakedown run tomorrow.  The alignment was a bit off.  Apparently, modern alignment machines are affected by the cold, meaning that their alignments are garbage.  I wish we had the good alignment machines back.

When I drove my Fiero the other day, it seemed that maybe it struggled a bit when I got on the throttle.  Still peppy, but it didn't sound right.

I want to do maybe a 20-mile run, to see if everything is OK.

[scottb]

I do not understand how temperature can affect an alignment, what us the theory behind it?

[GTRS Fiero]

Somehow, temperature affects the new alignment machines.  Something about a bubble, meaning liquid, I guess.  Since the machines are electronic, beats me.

[GTRS Fiero]

I am not a mee-chan-ik. 

[scottb]

I ain't a meck a nick either but I don't think temperature will the affect all those electronic doohickeys inside the machine. If a tech told you that I think he was pulling your leg

[GTRS Fiero]

This particular guy has no sense of humor.

[GTRS Fiero]

No more shaking.  It certainly has no air in the higher RPM range, but it really took off after shifting into 4th.  No vibration.

The steer ahead is still off.