1998 Chevy S-10 vibration

1998 CHEVROLET S-10
90,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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hello, i have an idea what the problem is but i see nothing visibly wrong so i'm not sure. When i take off from a stop i get a vibration a little at start, but peaks out a lot stronger at about 23 mph, after that it goes away. Usually cruising around 50 mph i feel nothing runs good as usual, then when islow down at about again 23 mph i get a very strong vibration getting less and less until i stop.
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Oct 26, 2008 at 8:29 PM
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Have you changed your brake pads recently? Are one of the wheels getting hotter than the rest? Could be a caliper sticking making it difficult for the car to pull until it hits higher rpm's.
Oct 26, 2008 at 9:25 PM
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Have you changed your brake pads recently? Are one of the wheels getting hotter than the rest? Could be a caliper sticking making it difficult for the car to pull until it hits higher rpm's.


I lifted the rear end off the ground both tires turned freely by hand but still vibrated when giving it gas while wheels off the ground at 23 mph
Oct 26, 2008 at 9:39 PM
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Did you try to wobble the wheel back and forth to make sure the wheel bearings are good while it was lifted?
Oct 26, 2008 at 9:44 PM
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Yes !


I also grabbed a hold of the drive shaft turned it by hand while in neutral, shook it wobbled it, to try and find out if a universal was maybe going bad with no results. With the exception of removing it to see how everything is i can find nothing wrong.
It does seem how-ever that the problem is getting worse very little by little. If i drive it till something shows then there is a good change it will ruin something else but i have no choice but to drive it.
One would think that from years of experiance it would be a universal that what this kind of vibration usually is. One thing i am not to familiar with is this little truck has a two piece drive shaft with a bearing in the middle or actually a little closer to the transmission. But like i said i see nothing wrong, i'm no dummy i've been fixing cars in my driveway for 30 yrs. this is why i've turned to you.
Oct 27, 2008 at 5:16 AM
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Hm, well I'm not one of the 2carpros professional techs. I'm just a member like you. I was just trying to help you out but it seems like you have more experience then me so I'm sorry I couldn't help.
Oct 27, 2008 at 8:31 AM