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Re: "clanking" upon acceleration

To: "MG list" <mgs@autox.team.net>, "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>
Subject: Re: "clanking" upon acceleration
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 00:29:03 -0600
I've found that if you put it in first, roll it forward a bit, then put
it in reverse and roll it a bit, you will notice a large clank when
changing directions.  Short of that, jack it up, grab the drive shaft
and rotate it back and forth.  You should hear the clank that way was
well...



On Mon, 19 Aug 2002 21:59:15 -0500, MonteMorris wrote:

>I think I have a U-joint problem but want to verify this. On the 67B when I
>accelerate in first gear, at first I hear a clanking noise in the rear end
>that goes away after accelerating. If I accelerate slowly, I don't get this
>clank. I haven't been under the car yet, but it seems from a past memory
>buried in my swiss-cheese riddled gray matter that this is most probably the
>culprit. What say you?


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