To the guys running Tatton front driveshafts.

[CaddyStrophic]

I installed mine a few days before a trip. Well, I'm experiencing vibration at speeds above 75 mph on the highway.

Not too happy about this.

Anyone having issues with theirs?

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[napalmsticks]

Nope.

 

[cgalpha08]

Nope, mine is smooth. The harmonics on mine get noisy at 3500-4500 rpms due to the firmer axle mounts I have. But highway cruising for me is really smooth.

Did you re-grease it? Could be another issue has presented itself

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[cgalpha08]

You could also try and have it re balanced

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[Panzer07]

No issues in my end

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[06 H3]

No issues on my end and ive put close to 15k on mine. The old CV driveshaft sucked!!! That one always vibrated this one is great

 

[Hunner]

Mine is so smooth after I installed it at the same time I put the Knight Metal skid on I forgot about it until I got home.

Then I thought, hey it must be working.

 

[CaddyStrophic]

I'm going to crawl underneath it this weekend, re-grease it and check all of the bolts. Thanks, guys.

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[reaper]

It probably needs to be serviced-- rebalanced and lubed up. If that doesn't fix it you can take it to a driveshaft shop for a rebuild.

 

[rascole]

If you want to troubleshoot. Take the front shaft off put it on 4 HI lock and drive around the block. Will tell you if it is the shaft or not. That's what I did when I found out it was my TC going out.

 

[CaddyStrophic]

Unbolted the front, spun it 180° and bolted it back up, thinking maybe that would fix the balance issues and it definitely seems to have helped. I wasn't able to get up to 75mph around home, but got it to 70 and no vibration.

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[4speedfunk]

Perhaps the adapter or the flange on the driveshaft was properly seated?
Unlike the stock CV, the cardan CV is totally solid and therefore it can transmit vibes. Not only dynamic (rotational) vibes but, also engine (static) vibes. The dynamic vibes can be balanced out but, the engine vibes will still come thru. I notice them on mine occasionally but it's all related to throttle and load at highway speeds...and not rotational.
Regardless...I'm glad you got it solved. Make sure to give the joints and center pin a squirt of grease every oil change.

 

[08H3]

... Make sure to give the joints and center pin a squirt of grease every oil change.

Can anyone else grease the front U-Joint without unstrapping the shaft from the yoke? It's kind of a pain, but that's the only way I'm able to grease it. Can't imagine that there is a trick to it or that I have a freaky grease gun.

 

[4speedfunk]

Perhaps the joint is installed backwards?

 

[08H3]

No, joint is in correct. I think it's just becasuse the shaft lies so flat in this application. At least that's my guess.

 

[mantracker]

Mine has clearence to grease all joints, and runs smooth as glass to 85mph. Very minute vibration between that and 90mph. That speed is very seldom.

 

[H3slate]

I had vibration over 65 on my 06 H3, just swapped it onto my 09 and there are no vibrations.