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Vibration sound in 2002 Thunderbird

Any suggestions, I have a 2002 ford thunderbird. when accelerating from a dead stop there is a vibration noise (like the tailpipe or muffler is loose). i had it checked out at three garages (including a ford dealership) and no one can give me an answer. the only possible answer was that the honeycomb worked loose on the catylatic converter and when taking off from a stop i get the vibration sound.

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Take it to a muffler shop and have it checked
have the drive line or cv joints checked

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SOURCE: 95 ford explorer, grinding noise/vibration at slow speeds.

CHECK YOUR UNIVERSAILS COULD BE WORN OR DRY U NEED TO PULL OUT THE SHAFT TO CHECK PROPLEY CHECK FOR STIFFNESS AND NOTCHEY MOVEMENT

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SOURCE: 1997 ford thunderbird 4.6 v8

check your tranny and engine mounts.
they may be bad or going bad and will create that vibration. specially the tranny ones.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 08, 2009

SOURCE: Rear differential / axle noise and vibration.

A drive shaft that has lost a balancing weight will vibrate between 40 and 50 mph. If not corrected this could damage the input shaft bearing and seal on the differential causing oil leakage. Differentials are fairly indestructible but if run without oil will fail.
As for the front end you should never run the 4wd on dry pavement. The front differential is a posi traction unit that will turn both wheels at the same rate unlike the rear diff that will allow the inner wheel to turn slower than the outer on turns.

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  • Posted on Jul 16, 2009

SOURCE: Turns signals do not work on 1992 Ford Thunderbird

I Have A 92 Thunderbird To And Its Located Above The Fuse Panel You Will Probally Need To Remove The Panel Under The Steering Column To Get To It Its Located To The Right of The Steering Column It looks Like A Relay Not The Normal Looking Round Style Flasher

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 05, 2009

SOURCE: My 2004 ford thunderbird

FYI: The mechanical key lock for the trunk is behind the drivers seat.

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