Jumping my 1990 Accord DX

Hi Guys,

I need your opinions on repairing my Accord. A week or go I was
surprised by a railroad crossing while trying to find a quicker way
home. It was night, and the road was fresh crushed rock. I was going
about 50 and crossed a barely marked RR crossing. Well, long story
short, got airborne quite nicely and landed good too. Now for the
problem. After a day or so, I got a very annoying and dangerous
feeling vibration in the front end, feels more like driver side. The
axles were replaced, jack axle too. The motor mounts are good, but
still getting the vibration. No noise while the vibration occurs
either. What else should I be checking???

Thanks in advance!

C

 

Probably be a tire starting to come apart. Check the tires for impending
tread separation.

Why would you replace the axles for this? It seems much more likely that
tie rods, control arms, ball joints, bushings, etc., would be bent or blown
out in a hard landing.

 

Probably be a tire starting to come apart. Check the tires for impending

If he didn't get it right away, it might be something as stupid as a balance
weight that got loose and finally felt off living one of his wheels off
balance.
Might be the tire itself too.
Inspect the wheels to see if any balance weight is missing. You could try to
switch tires around to see if the vibration follows the front driver wheel
or if it keeps coming from the same spot. This way at least you'll be able
to figure out if it is the wheel or the drivetrain.

 

Thanks E. Meyer!

Tires, rims, control arms already checked. Next to be replaced will be
bushings and ball joints even though appear fine. One other thing
about this vibration; it only vibrates when accelerating. If I push
the clutch in, no vibration. If I let off the gas, the vibration
minimizes greatly. If I am under 35mph and coasting, no vibration
either.

I know this is near impossible to diagnose without actually driving
it, but is there anything else I should check?

Thanks again!

Chris

Probably be a tire starting to come apart. Check the tires for
impending

 

If it does it when you let out the clutch in neutral, its probably the
clutch something connected directly to it.

Another thought - Is there any chance it landed hard enough to break loose
an engine or transmission mount? That would give you funniness under
acceleration because the torque will make things move, but not do much
otherwise.