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1997 BMW 318 Noise and vibrates

Tiny
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  • 1997 BMW 318
  • 4 CYL
  • AWD
  • MANUAL
  • 12,000 MILES
I just recently changed the shocks of the car the rear ones and the car is vibrating alot from zero to 45 miles per hour, I dont see a problem with the tiers please help
Sunday, November 30th, 2008 AT 5:57 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

If this vibration is in the body only and not felt in the steering the problem will be in the drive line, I would be checking the drive shaft rubber drive couplings, rear wheel balance, tyres & wheels for balance problems, start here.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Sunday, November 30th, 2008 AT 6:21 PM
Tiny
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Thank you I will do that to see if it will make a difference.
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Sunday, November 30th, 2008 AT 10:41 PM

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