project volvo
spoolakowski
- Joined
- May 8, 2005
- Location
- from Burlington now Farmington,CT
My counter shaft was loose on my brand new T5 so they do appear to assemble them loose from the factory. I tried Paul's counter shaft retainer and peelable shims so I was able to set the preload correctly but I can't say it made any noticeable difference.
http://forums.turbobricks.com/showpost.php?p=6043980&postcount=113
I switched my poly mount out for a factory rubber one and I can say it did dampen some vibrations but it wasn't nearly as dramatic as the huge damper or Ben's hybrid torque rods.
I like the idea of the counter weight on the rear diff.
Has anyone mentioned the OEM T5 counterweight that bolts onto the tail housing? I've only ever seen one at a junkyard, and I wish I had grabbed it. It could be interesting to experiment with different weights bolted onto the transmission itself.
Yeah so I was thinking that the dampening should be on the trans itself... It really seems like the source of the vibration. I went with a rubber isolater for the shifter as the bolts can rattle loose like was stated in previous posts.
Ben it seems a number of people have gone with 2 piece driveshafts to help alleviate drive line angle issues. But the vibration still exists.
It's been a while but I think when pinion angle is off its a different vibration that the trans itself. Others can chime in I'll be switching to a getrag in the future and will see how I prefer that.