1991 Honda Prelude Bad Drivetrain Wobble

1991 HONDA PRELUDE
165,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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PRELUDEBUILDER
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motor/tranny seems to wobble between 25-45 accel and decel. noticed problem after i did some work, car also bottomed out repeatdly while driving due to lowered suspension around the same time. work done was timing belt, swapped a driver side fluid filled moter mount for an older model solid mount, and intake camshaft. trying to fix i have replaced worn out harmonic balancer, axles, intermediate axle shaft and swapped wheel/tire sets. have also exchanged old worn out cut suspension for coilovers. was told by gearbox transmission that it sounded like it was frame/alignment/suspension problem and that if it was transmission a noise would accompany or problem worsening rapidly, i have expoerienced neither. please help.
Mar 4, 2010 at 10:06 PM
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KHLOW2008
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Hi preludebuilder,

Check the axle shaft inner joints for wear and lac of lubricants. They would cause imbalance and vibration when accelerating.
Mar 7, 2010 at 2:05 PM
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