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2003 jimny vibration, can anyone help please?
- veikka
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20 Jul 2012 05:20 #44573
by veikka
Replied by veikka on topic Re: 2003 jimny vibration, can anyone help please?
I cured my wobble!!! 
-had change alreadry kingpin bearings, but it didnt help.
Then found this:
www.bigjimny.com/index.php?option=com_co...drive-train&Itemid=2
and this:
www.bigjimny.com/store/index.php/service...r-washers/p_136.html
So i made quick fix, and i but two copper washers to upper kingpins. No wobble anymore!
But dont thinkt that copper washers are good solution for longer time, so i will chance them to real shim plates, and do the work well.
Least i know where the broplem is, fixing should be simple now.

-had change alreadry kingpin bearings, but it didnt help.
Then found this:
www.bigjimny.com/index.php?option=com_co...drive-train&Itemid=2
and this:
www.bigjimny.com/store/index.php/service...r-washers/p_136.html
So i made quick fix, and i but two copper washers to upper kingpins. No wobble anymore!
But dont thinkt that copper washers are good solution for longer time, so i will chance them to real shim plates, and do the work well.
Least i know where the broplem is, fixing should be simple now.
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20 Jul 2012 05:36 #44574
by Soymilkfc
Replied by Soymilkfc on topic Re: 2003 jimny vibration, can anyone help please?
Hi Gents, after these two weeks driving, now i can describe the problem better now.
So the vibration builds up only when i change gear from 2-3 and 3-4. When the engine rev is in between 1.5k to 2k while i was speeding up, there will definitely be vibrations thru out the whole car. And the same vibration does not happen anytime else.
Also my jimny has idle vibration and Suzuki technical ppl said that, my engine mount is broken. So i was just wondering if the engine mount can cause the vibration that i described above?
Thanks everyone a lot!
So the vibration builds up only when i change gear from 2-3 and 3-4. When the engine rev is in between 1.5k to 2k while i was speeding up, there will definitely be vibrations thru out the whole car. And the same vibration does not happen anytime else.
Also my jimny has idle vibration and Suzuki technical ppl said that, my engine mount is broken. So i was just wondering if the engine mount can cause the vibration that i described above?
Thanks everyone a lot!
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20 Jul 2012 05:41 #44575
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic Re: 2003 jimny vibration, can anyone help please?
The jimny does virate under load at low engine speed 1500-2000 rpm.
Any broken or soft engine/transmission mounts can only make it worse.
Any broken or soft engine/transmission mounts can only make it worse.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there

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20 Jul 2012 05:58 #44576
by Soymilkfc
Replied by Soymilkfc on topic Re: 2003 jimny vibration, can anyone help please?
oh no, thats sad... so i just change the engine mount first and see if the car vibrates less
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20 Jul 2012 07:02 #44578
by j999pre
Gold Jimny the best colour (sold)
Big red Jimny 32" tyres, arbs, cage 5:1 transfer etc. (Sold)
Grey pick up Jimny
Turbo m13a, arbs, floating rear shafts, disc conversion rear, vented front conversion. 245 70 16. Winch, 3" lift, 4:16 trans hd shafts and CVS
Replied by j999pre on topic Re: 2003 jimny vibration, can anyone help please?
Check the mount under the back of the gearbox. These can cause the symptoms you describe and in bad cases a knocking noise to as the while engine and gearbox twists.
Gold Jimny the best colour (sold)

Big red Jimny 32" tyres, arbs, cage 5:1 transfer etc. (Sold)
Grey pick up Jimny
Turbo m13a, arbs, floating rear shafts, disc conversion rear, vented front conversion. 245 70 16. Winch, 3" lift, 4:16 trans hd shafts and CVS
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