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Louvit
08-22-2013, 05:19 PM
My son just bought a used Caddy CTS and has some vibration. Before we go nuts with bushings and things I just want to be sure it wasn't wrecked....I can pm the vin.thanks in advance..Lou
Chris
08-22-2013, 05:24 PM
Don't have carfax but I can tell you the driveshafts use flex discs instead of u joints. Very common to go out and make sure they are replaced with a Gm disc or a poly. The dormans/aftermarket are interior.



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Louvit
08-22-2013, 05:44 PM
Don't have carfax but I can tell you the driveshafts use flex discs instead of u joints. Very common to go out and make sure they are replaced with a Gm disc or a poly. The dormans/aftermarket are interior.



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it's an 03 v-6 m6 speed...
heres his take.....So I picked up my first nice car, 03 CTS 5M, yesterday. Couple of things didn't make themselves apparent on the test drivehttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/#).. So I started searching the forum.

Driveline shutter, I'm assuming this is due to some bad tranny and diff mounts. I'm a driveway mechanic so anything that isn't incredibly difficult I can handle.

Muted clunk/thud over bumps... Strut mounts?

Here's the one that worries me... Heavy acceleration in 1st gear, more so while turning, hi frequency vibration and grinding, like a driveshaft (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dautomotive&field-keywords=driveshaft) is touching some structure. I'm hoping this is also due to the possibly bad diff bushings.

What's the expertshttp://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png (http://www.cadillacforums.com/forums/#) take on this?

I have yet to get the time to throw it on jackstands. Probably this Sunday though.
GreenZ96
08-22-2013, 06:33 PM
I've been using this method lately:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?7372-Free-Autocheck-Hack-per-Lifehacker
Louvit
08-22-2013, 06:37 PM
I've been using this method lately:

http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?7372-Free-Autocheck-Hack-per-Lifehacker
sent to my son...thanks
GreenZ96
08-22-2013, 07:56 PM
Haven't tried it in about a month, hope it still works.
BLK95TA
08-23-2013, 04:49 PM
didn't work for me.