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Old 07-30-05, 03:32 PM
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When I stop at any stop light, my car seems to be jilting and wanting to lurch forward. And sometimes past speeds of 70+ the car seems to be shaking a little. What is the problem and how much it would it be to fix? Thanx.

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Old 07-30-05, 03:48 PM
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speeds over 70 would be a wheel balancing issue. not sure about the lunging at a stop.
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How is your tach. when it jolts at a stop? I had the same problem in my old celica and it needed a timing belt adjustment
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Everything is fine, it just jolts a little bit. LIke when I just start driving it. Hours later, everything is still going fine. I know that the timing belt can cost up to 800-1200. How much is it to balance out the tires.....?

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Tire Balancing doesnt cost very much, maybe $10 per tire. Get it done, it makes a huge difference in terms of vibrations at higher speed. It's one of those cost effective things. Usually balancing is done with every tire rotation.
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Originally Posted by KneeShoe00
Everything is fine, it just jolts a little bit. LIke when I just start driving it. Hours later, everything is still going fine. I know that the timing belt can cost up to 800-1200. How much is it to balance out the tires.....?

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Normally timing belts don't need adjustment and if you're handy with a wrench you can DIY. I did mine on my SC300, its not hard, just tedious.
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thanx

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