Had VCU and bearings replaced a few weeks ago, next door neighbour is a mechanic with reputable garage in town so gave him the job to do. I should have known better when he said 'it's been a while since I've done one of these, but we have done one before' :doh:.
Anyway, got car back and took it out for a run, all ok up to about 45-50mph where a noticeable vibration from the prop could be felt through the car, 60mph and above the vibration hadn't completely gone but was was much less noticeable. He must have known about it because he's never charged me for the work, I didn't consider it a big problem so I never challenged him about it.
Went out for a run of about 50 miles last weekend and noticed on the way home that the vibration was definitely getting better and easing off. Parked car up until I needed it again a couple of days later, as soon as I pulled away up the road there was a whining/grinding noise which increased/decreased in pitch as the car accelerated/braked, my best guess is it's the VCU bearings. I'm assuming that the vibration has got less because the VCU bearings have worn out and cooked on the previous journey?
Anyway, got car back and took it out for a run, all ok up to about 45-50mph where a noticeable vibration from the prop could be felt through the car, 60mph and above the vibration hadn't completely gone but was was much less noticeable. He must have known about it because he's never charged me for the work, I didn't consider it a big problem so I never challenged him about it.
Went out for a run of about 50 miles last weekend and noticed on the way home that the vibration was definitely getting better and easing off. Parked car up until I needed it again a couple of days later, as soon as I pulled away up the road there was a whining/grinding noise which increased/decreased in pitch as the car accelerated/braked, my best guess is it's the VCU bearings. I'm assuming that the vibration has got less because the VCU bearings have worn out and cooked on the previous journey?