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vibration in steering wheel while in idle #64793 06/29/02 06:48 PM
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1 Austin TX P pbrancaccio OP Junior Member
OP pbrancaccio Junior Member P Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 1 Austin TX	I have a 1996 Contour GL. I get a vibration at the steering wheel while idling while in Drive. When I shift to neutral there is less vibration. I've replaced the timing belt (with new pulley )and Serpentine belt. What's next? Motor mounts?

Re: vibration in steering wheel while in idle #64794 06/29/02 10:41 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee S SVTour98 Member
SVTour98 Member S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee	most likely bad motor mount(s). check 'em out. -Dan 1998.5 SVT "Black and Blue" #5292 See here for MOD list. "Washing your car to make it rain does not work."

Re: vibration in steering wheel while in idle #64795 06/30/02 04:29 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 26 Oklahoma J jspegg Junior Member
jspegg Junior Member J Joined: May 2002 Posts: 26 Oklahoma	I have the same problem with my 1996 contour GL Zetec.Let me know how it turns out.

Re: vibration in steering wheel while in idle #64796 07/11/02 07:07 PM
Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4 Dallas S Shortcut Junior Member
Shortcut Junior Member S Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 4 Dallas	I have the same problem! "If you got it, you got it. If you don't, you won't. And if you don't use it, you lose it."

Re: vibration in steering wheel while in idle #64797 07/11/02 11:13 PM
Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 13 Uniontown, Ky R Red Junior Member
Red Junior Member R Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 13 Uniontown, Ky	My wife's 96 GL has had a low idle for 6 months have replaced just about everything except the motor. Only thing left is the tension pulley, to be done soon. Black 96 gl mostly unchanged except for the urge to have it crushed

Re: vibration in steering wheel while in idle #64798 07/12/02 03:55 AM
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 502 Sarasota, Florida E Eric_dup1 Member
Eric_dup1 Member E Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 502 Sarasota, Florida	same thing in my moms 97 gl 2000 Ford Contour SVT Born on 01/19/2000 @ 2:23 PM Black / Prairie Tan #1694 of 2150 FOR SALE: SVT E1 WHEELS W/ RUBBER, PM ME IF INTERESTED.

Re: vibration in steering wheel while in idle #64799 07/12/02 04:49 AM
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 816 Albany, Georgia R Redcon96I4 Member
Redcon96I4 Member R Joined: May 2002 Posts: 816 Albany, Georgia	A chip is supposed to help. raises or lowers rpm in idle or something. cost some $$$ though. "Wow, that sank fast." "Yeah, like a rock." 96 Contour GL ATX 9mm Ford Racing Wires; 2 Resonators down, 1 to go;"Special airbox"; many mods planned Sony CD player: 50wattsx4;remote; Speakers=50 watt Pioneer 6x8s Ross Evans

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