Vibration Diagnosis & Correction: Notes

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NOTE: The following steps must be completed before using the analysis tables or the symptom tables.

See VIBRATION ANALYSIS - ROAD TESTING before using the other Vibration Analysis tables or the Symptom tables in order to effectively diagnose the customer's concern. The use of Vibration Analysis and Road Testing will first provide duplication of virtually any vibration concern and then identify the correct procedure for diagnosing the area of concern which has been duplicated.
Review the following Vibration Diagnostic Process.
Review the general descriptions to familiarize yourself with vibration theory and terminology, the Electronic Vibration Analyzer (EVA) 2 (J-38792-A), and the Vibrate Software (J-38792-VS). Reviewing this information will help you determine whether the condition described by the customer is a potential operating characteristic or not. Refer to the following:
- See VIBRATION THEORY & TERMINOLOGY under DESCRIPTION & OPERATION.
- See ELECTRONIC VIBRATION ANALYZER (EVA) under DESCRIPTION & OPERATION.
- See VIBRATE SOFTWARE under DESCRIPTION & OPERATION.
- See REED TACHOMETER under DESCRIPTION & OPERATION.