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rear suspension vibration 200 1983

posted by  wagonboy on  Sun Jun 2 15:46 CST 2002
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First, you may want to check motor mounts. My '81 245 GLT had similar symptoms and I feared the worst. A friend suggested that I "power brake" the car to see if the motor moved. To do this test 1) make sure you have lots of room in front of the car (in case?) 2)raise the hood to be able to see motor movement. 3) Push the brake pedal HARD and accelerate motor while engaged in first gear. If the motor just rolls a little the mounts are fine, look for your problem else where. If it really raises up, the driver side mount is broke and you are hearing the shuddering that the broken mount is doing. It shakes all the way back to the rear transmission mount.
Good luck,
Wagonboy






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