'03 CR-V Vibration?

Since new, I have observed a vibration at the steering wheel when driving
45 - 55 mph.
The dealer has determined that it is in the rear of the vehicle and appears
to the driver as steering-wheel vibration.
In the passenger seat it does seem to come from the rear.
Dealer has checked the car three times, balanced and rotated tires, replaced
tires with new ones, aligned it, but the vibration continues.
I notice that it is worse in the early morning when the tires are cold.
I am now suspecting rear half-shafts or maybe the drive shaft.
Dealer seems baffled.
Any suggestioins?
Thanks,
Carl

 

drive shaft or half shafts are a likely culprit, assuming nothing in the
suspension is loose, im sure the dealer would have spotted that though

 

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Carl,

Dealer may be baffled because "Engineers know the rules... Actual Users
know the exceptions"

You didn't mention your mileage, but if your CRV also makes a low,
moaning sound when you do three-point turns, or tight U-turns, you
should just change the rear differential fluid. It's a cheap way to
eliminate part of the diagnostic equation. If the mileage is even 20,000
miles, I'd just change it. The owner's manual interval has been proven
to be radically WRONG. If you want to do it yourself, go to this link:

http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=lang_en&ie=UTF-8&threadm=3FAA8081.8010409%40_interbaun.com&rnum=1

'Curly'


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In the directions Curly mentioned that the drain plugs are over the left
rear
wheel, are these in addition to the drain plugs in the differential?

Thanks,

Greg

 

Thanks for the inputs.
The dealer found the problem.
Replaced the drive shaft
Vibration gone
Carl

 

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TGS,
Sorry if my description was unclear. If you put your chin close to the
rear LEFT wheel, and look at the differential, you'll see two plugs (on
the diff), and your line of sight will be tracing the route that you'll
be running the Tygon hose, resting it on top of the tire, and guiding it
into the top hole for filling.

I should just do a picture, and save the thousand words :-(

'Curly'