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'01 Accord, 4cyl, manny tranny. There's been some mild vibration under acceleration for a few years, but topping up air pressure in the tires seemed to cure it. Then when topping up air didn't work, the tires were pretty worn and needed to be replaced, and with new tires (and alignment), the vibration seemed to go away. But it slowly returned, and again, topping up air pressure in the tires seemed to resolve it. This has gone on for some time.
Tires have about 15k on them, and this time, topping up tire air pressure did not resolve the issue, and there is a noticeable shimmy/vibration during acceleration. I don't feel it in 1st or 5th gears; a little bit in 2nd and 4th gears, and it's most noticeable in 3rd gear, especially under hard acceleration (well, as hard as a 4cyl Honda can manage). Haven't really noticed it in the steering wheel. No vibration on braking or at constant speed, so my less-than-amateur wrench diagnosis is that it's probably not a brake/rotor or transmission issue.
The shimmy has always been in the front end, and rotating tires (and they get balanced when rotated) hasn't changed that - shimmy is still in the front end.
Do these symptoms narrow it down pretty well or are there a number of potential culprits here?
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'01 Accord, 4cyl, manny tranny. There's been some mild vibration under acceleration for a few years, but topping up air pressure in the tires seemed to cure it. Then when topping up air didn't work, the tires were pretty worn and needed to be replaced, and with new tires (and alignment), the vibration seemed to go away. But it slowly returned, and again, topping up air pressure in the tires seemed to resolve it. This has gone on for some time.
Tires have about 15k on them, and this time, topping up tire air pressure did not resolve the issue, and there is a noticeable shimmy/vibration during acceleration. I don't feel it in 1st or 5th gears; a little bit in 2nd and 4th gears, and it's most noticeable in 3rd gear, especially under hard acceleration (well, as hard as a 4cyl Honda can manage). Haven't really noticed it in the steering wheel. No vibration on braking or at constant speed, so my less-than-amateur wrench diagnosis is that it's probably not a brake/rotor or transmission issue.
The shimmy has always been in the front end, and rotating tires (and they get balanced when rotated) hasn't changed that - shimmy is still in the front end.
Do these symptoms narrow it down pretty well or are there a number of potential culprits here?
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