Another memorable “can’t be fixed” vehicle was a new full sized Ford F-150 4X4 Truck.
The newer Ford F-150 trucks have a front suspension which is slightly lower than the rear suspension of the truck for increased aerodynamic efficiency. This vehicle had been sold new by a local dealership, the customer had a front end leveling kit installed for visual appeal, then it had a vibration problem. The service department tried several things to fix the vibration but could not fix it. That is when I received a phone call from the service manager asking for help
The service manager described the history of this vehicle including the fact that a front suspension leveling kit had been installed. I learned that in an attempt to repair the vibration, the dealership service department balanced the tires several times but did not know what else to do to correct the vibration concern.
I told the service manager that the leveling kits would change the angles of the front CV joints on each end of the half-shafts coming out of the front axle. I informed him that CV joints rotate at a constant velocity only when their working angle is less than 50% of the maximum working angle limit. The leveling kits may be causing the 50% limit to be exceeded causing the CV joints to pulsate as they rotate. The only way to fix this vehicle is to remove the front suspension leveling kit.
There were no bad parts on this vehicle, aftermarket parts (the leveling kit) caused the vibration to occur. The unhappy customer has to choose between having a level truck or a tire speed vibration.
Hundreds of dollars were wasted on attempted repairs, many hours of labor were wasted because nobody really knew how to diagnose a vibration problem; they were just guessing!
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I want to know that NHV APP can detect noise noise from frt shock absorbers, frt stabilizer bar bushing, front stabilizer linkage and noise engine accessory engine is idle.
2)vibration from engine when engine idle and the moving parts
3)i want to know what components can resonsible for harshness
The NVH app is a vibration diagnostic tool, to was not designed as a noise diagnosis tool. If those parts are vibrating, chances are good that they are vibrating in response to a vibrating part that the NVH app can diagnose. I hope that helps.