Q: hi! got new half-shafts aka drivetrain in the start of this year and now im getting vibrations when accelerating in second gear

asked by on September 03, 2016

got new shafts aka drivetrain in the start of this year and now im getting vibrations when accelerating in second gear, could it be that the half shaft are bad ?

My car has 67600 miles.
My car has a manual transmission.

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