shaking prelude:confused: - Honda Prelude Forum

captainsane · 02-27-2008, 01:18 PM

i think i have a problem with my suspension but i still dont know what it is.. when i brake or am coasting on neutral everything is fine but when im accelerating at any time i feel like im in a human salt chaker, i dont thiNk iTs the tiRes and i think my shocks may be blown
can anyone help or throw some suggestions my way...

BBYlude · 02-27-2008, 01:57 PM

broken spring in the clutch pack?

95greenlude · 02-27-2008, 02:07 PM

bad axle?

captainsane · 02-27-2008, 02:13 PM

why would a broken spring in the clutch pack shake the whole front end of teh car as i accelerate?? and if it is that what do i do to fix it would i have to get a new clutch?

captainsane · 02-27-2008, 02:13 PM

well i just dropped an H22a in so the axles are basically new...

yohan420 · 02-29-2008, 07:18 PM

axles are basically new .... or you bought the axles new ? ... also its possible for axles to go bad, take a look at them some times the boots rip right away.

I had the same thing, replaced the driver side axle and it fixed it.

could also potentially be an engine mount, did you inspect them when you did the swap?

rayslude · 03-03-2008, 03:13 PM

If it's shaking during acceleration, it's a bad axle.

G_Loc · 03-03-2008, 03:58 PM

Another +1 on a bad axle. I once had a remanufactured one go bad within a few months of installing it

rayslude · 03-03-2008, 04:48 PM

if you go to autopartswarehouse.com (i think) you can get a new (not reman'd) axle for $60-$70, and you dont have to worry about cores charges.

red92s · 03-04-2008, 07:59 AM

I've found Raxles.com to have pretty incredible service and the quality of their parts is great.

BBYlude · 03-04-2008, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by captainsane

why would a broken spring in the clutch pack shake the whole front end of teh car as i accelerate?? and if it is that what do i do to fix it would i have to get a new clutch?

the springs absorb vibration in the clutch. I had thought, for some reason, that you were experiencing vibration when engaging the clutch. But yes, you would have to get a new clutch if that were the case.

However, the axle is probably a more likely culprit. I had the same problem with my 5gen. It shook only under acceleration. Replaced the axle, fixed the problem.

captainsane · 03-24-2008, 08:38 AM

thank you guys for all th feedback im goin to replace the driver side axle today and yes it is a brand new one lol but i was thinking it was the suspension mainly cuz wheni go over bumps in the road i hear this sound like CLAK CLAK CLAK... LOL like if it may be a blown strut or something, maybe you guys might know what this sound could be as well??

jsmooney · 03-24-2008, 10:02 AM

bad axle. exact same thing happened to me.....it scared the crap out of me

captainsane · 03-24-2008, 11:12 AM

well ima change it and i will report back tomorrow although i dont understand why when i go over bumps why the axle would be making that noise, and so you guys know the axle doesnt make any noise when i turn or nothing the only i can say is that the outer boot just broke on the tranny side axle but that axle will be replaced today.... so hopefully you guys are right!!