GQ Patrol constant vibrator

Wayne

I second your thoughts/advice 100%.

A vehicle I have had for 20 years from new and still have, developed the exact same symtoms very early in its life

Eventually tracked it to the 'tailshaft area'. New Uni's were a help in the first instance and a balance with large 'lumps' welded all over the place nearly fixed it and that was as good as it got for many years.

(I would remove and replace the Uin's and have a Machine shop with balance equipment do the balance).

Anyway a Uni collapse and a bad attitude about a DYI job gave me the incentive to locate a DRIVE TRAIN specialist in Melbourne who supplied and fitted new Uni's. When commencing the balance test, rang and informed me that there was a massive bend in the shaft that 'someone' had tried to fix by welding'lumps' all over it.

They straightened it and added one tiny dob of weld and it has been 100% ever since.

By the way, the specialists reckon the T/shaft had been like that since new. No doubt another BORG-WARNER midnight special like the gear box was.

Ken Robinson

You only have to space the gearbox down on SWB's...

Truckster,
Because Rockhopper didn't say if it was a LWB or SWB only that he had a virabation. He also didn't say that he had raised suspension, but going on his forum name, I assumed he would have raised suspension.On some LWB if the vehicle is lifted a fair bit and a vibration is felt than the spacers can help.

Wayne

Wayne, your comment "space the gearbox down" has me wondering. Would that not put an uneven strain on the engine mounts? Or am I missing something here?
Just curious,
Klaus

Wayne, your comment "space the gearbox down" has me wondering. Would that not put an uneven strain on the engine mounts? Or am I missing something here?
Just curious,
Klaus

Klaus,
The engine mounts would have a bit more strain but the spacers are only 6mm or 12mm at the most. The distance between the front engine mounts and the cross member that the gear box sits on is a fair bit so the amount of strain is small. The cross member that the gear box sit on is spaced down at the chassis rails and the gear box mount stays with the cross member. This sometimes stops the vibration in the tail shaft, by making the angle from the diff to the gear box as flat as possible.

On the early Troopies they used a double uni joint to get the angle they wanted between the gear box and diff.

Wayne

Wasnt havin' a shot at ya wayne..

know its a big issue on shortys, but dont really know any LWB with good unis that have had the prob...

Truckster,
Just read my reply, a bit heavy, sorry.
Had a couple of LWB that had a vibration and this seemed to fix the problem.

Wayne

so was mine !

hahahahaha trust you

I thought it might have been a new accessory....ahhahahah

you wish

Rockhopper, DON'T get it fixed. You will be able to make a fortune just taking the girls for a ride. LOL

could be interesting in traffic.. ;-)

where can i get one?

you'd better ask rockhopper...though I think he might be down the patent's office this morning...ahhaaha

I wonder how often he has to change the batteries though!

probably hooks up to the 12volt power outlet... hence the "constant vibrator"

Might even be dual voltage 12/240 ...I bet 240 would make it throb a little harder

it might pack more grunt on 240

Lyn, that brain of yours is getting lower and lower

Richard for sure I thought you'd accuse me of plagiarism....hahahahhaha... :))

Richard I think this part of the thread ended up where your initial fears thought it would...lol !!

How often do you folks need reminding that this is a 4WD site and not Disneyland.com

your words not mine hehehe

its where you were headed lyn

But Des,
rockhopper had a constant vibrator in his nissan and we wre trying to help

do you now if lyn can get an after market one for her new toyota

Richard...I'm headed for trouble for sure.....

I have to write down 1000 times "this is a 4wd site" -

I guess lyn is trying to say she "needs reminding very often" Des

I guess lyn is trying to say she "needs reminding very often" Des

Yes Dicky, I told her to stand in the corner and contemplate her navel for a while with particular attention to that point where should keep her mind.

ROTFLMAO, you guys are funnier than Billy Connelly, one of you even looks like him, and he is not wearing big boots or a blue jumper.

Baz.

as long as it's not me you think looks like Billy!

cant be me
billy has pamela to keep him company.....lucky bugga
and besides I dont have white Hair

This thread seems to be one of the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY and the bloke with the Exploder. Now we all know the bloke with the Exploder. But who are the rest. Mrs Al...the GOOD, Des Lexik..the BAD, Eskimo...the UGLY. Of course you may change the positions round if you wish.....espicially using a Nissan vibrator...

Eskimo...we know that you do not have white hair 'cause you told us once that you were folically challenged...hahahahaha...an elephant never forgets..hahahahaha

Lyn, on the account of Billy, I guess we didn't recognise his purple beard.....

Sorry Mrs Al, you know what I look like and I certainly don't look like Billy. It's not Eskimo either so that only leaves you. Must be the hair on your chinny chin chin. Besides, you have a wee bit of Scots in you so I hear.
Willie, Me BAD. yep, thanks for the compliment. LOL If your an elephant that never forgets, which part do you look like Willie!!!!!
Eskimo, you better make sure that you come up to the river in June, we might need to sort Willie out.

Des...you know what I look like too....and I hope you don't think I look like Billy...though...after a few drinks...I can sound like him....ahahahahaha....and..I thought I was the BAD one....I was standing in the corner contemplating my navel after all.......

Big appology Mrs al, forgot to tell you to come out of the corner a couple or three hours ago. I guess your in credit then.

phew...there's only so much contemplating of one's naval possible..and I've reached my limit....

I can't even see my navel.........

just as well you weren't standing in the corner then.... :-)

Maybe he should be!!!!!!!!!

I'll stand in the corner on one condition..that is that I get a mirror to see my navel.

Ahhh Mr Lexik...methinks you should still be the BAD.......Bad person(always picking on me), Bad humour, Bad driver, Bad ......hahahaha...I agree..you don't look like Billy..but you swear just as much.........I know..you swore it wasn't your fault...

Could we get the discussion away from navels, please. This is a sacrosanct subject in our household at the moment!

why? is this so Wombat

I had an umbilical hernia operated on ten days ago and it's just starting to get to the stage where the cut across my big fat Wombat guts is really, reeeeeaaaaalllllllly itchy.

This talk of navel contemplation is making it so much worse!!!!!!

I say get this thread back below the waist where it should be.

you mean above the waste dont you

itchy itchy itchy

have you got a problem with knees Wombie?

Below the waist is good for me Richard.

Anywhere except the belly button.

Hey Wombie, too much grazing and not enough galloping around the paddocks. Take it easy. You need to be in top shape for your trip.

Thanks for your post Rockhopper. It gave us a bit of fun. Hope you get your vibrator fixed by the way.

We reallly wanted to help, but Mrs Al took us in the wrong direction

It was all Mrs Al's fault

go on, blame me !

did I say that?

Richard to quote you

"We reallly wanted to help, but Mrs Al took us in the wrong direction

It was all Mrs Al's fault"

Not often i'm wrong but when i'm right....
you should really not lead us astray Lyn

I have several qualities....one is leadership... !!.....roflmfaoapmp

roflmfaoapmp???

Yu bin drinkin agin ...i need a translation.

Its easy... I Know what it means, Lynda you must have learnt too much from Callum in the past few months

hiya Bonz

I know what you mean.... :))

Spoil Sport

WHAT ? you mean you got rid of the GQ... R U nuts !...ahahahhahah...

Cokey, If you don't want the little lady to have some fun, she can ride with Lynny.

what ARE you implying Des?

i'm keeping out of this one

ALL I'm implying Mrs Al is that I wouldn't be game to offer Mrs Coke addict a ride with me as I do value my personal safety despite what the Peterborough Ponderer might think.