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2002 Mini Cooper - Steering Wheel Vibrates when Accelerating


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Hinderloppet
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Aug 23, 2011, 10:04 AM

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2002 Mini Cooper
82,000 Miles
4 cylinder, 1.8Liter engine

I recently took my car to a local shop to get the transmission rebuilt. The bearings were gone as was the clutch plate and it was making a grinding noise. Now, when I accelerate at high speeds or accelerate hard, the steering and front end vibrates. The guy I took it to for the rebuild said it is the CV Joints, but when I asked him why I never had this problem before he worked on my transmission, all he could say is "guess they must have just gone bad". He wanted to charge me just $800 for the parts, and I think he did a crappy job on the rebuild. So, not sure if I want to take it back to him.


Hammer Time
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Aug 23, 2011, 10:49 AM

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He would have removed the axles to remove the transmission. t sounds like he pulled the inner joint apart while tryng to get it out of the transmission.



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Hinderloppet
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Aug 23, 2011, 11:24 AM

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Is that easy to fix, or difficult?


Hammer Time
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Aug 23, 2011, 11:33 AM

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It probably needs a new axle now. It would have to be inspected.



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