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I've been procrastinating a fix for a vibration that is speed related on my xc90. It starts around 45mph and comes and goes up to 65 or 70... I broke some stuff 'diagnosing' it, and once I fix that I'm going to take the awd driveshaft out. I'm assuming a bearing is bad, any ideas? I want to repair the driveshaft because it's really expensive to replace.

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[–] Ifeelya 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It could be as simple as needing your wheels balanced. My car had a shudder that started around 70mph. I thought my wheel bearing was going bad, but the problem went away after I got them balanced.

[–] mvirts 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Interesting, do you know if I can check them at home?

[–] Ifeelya 2 points 1 year ago

I don't have any experience with it, but a google search tells me it's possible to do at home with a bubble balancer. A tire shop would be able to balance it quickly for not a lot of money though.