Vibing Surf

[peterlomas]

my 93 2.4 surf has started to vibrate at about 2200 rpm , it does it in every gear as far as i can tell with it being an auto, when in neutral and revving to 2200 every seems ok ,could it be prop shaft , gearbox ??????????? any suggestions welcome , does anyone know of a surf or 4x4 mechanic in the manchester area i could take it too , thanks

[Vince W]

my 93 2.4 surf has started to vibrate at about 2200 rpm , it does it in every gear as far as i can tell with it being an auto, when in neutral and revving to 2200 every seems ok ,could it be prop shaft , gearbox ??????????? any suggestions welcome , does anyone know of a surf or 4x4 mechanic in the manchester area i could take it too , thanks

The most likely culprits are the Universal Joints on the propshaft. Get yourself a grease gun and a pot of general purpose grease and pump some into the grease nipples on each U/J on both ends of the propshaft.

Stevo is yer man for all things mechanical on Surfs and 4Runners in your area.......

http://www.hiluxsurf.co.uk/members_pages/stevo/index.html

[peterlomas]

thanks i,ll give it a try , if no joy i,ll get in touch with stevo , great forum , fast replies