Are you sure there is no play in the wheels It sounds very much like
worn splines on those wire wheels, Try jacking the car up and really
tightening the knockoff and see if the sound becomes less or the speed
at which it occurs changes. If it does take the rear wheels off and
examine the splines on the hub I think the splines on the hub are longer
than the inside of the wheel, if so there will be a definite ridge from
the worn part to the unused part. Not a difficult job to replace but the
parts are expensive. Check the inside splines on the wheel itself also
for wear.
Peter.
>Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 19:35:33 -0400
>From: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
>Subject: Bad Clunk
>To: Spridgeteers <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
>Reply-To: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>
>
>Well, folks, its up to you now.
>
>I had posted this on the main MG list, but with no luck.
>
>This is on a MG Midget with wire wheels. Go very slow and then take
the
>foot off the gas pedal and there is an immediate ""CLONK" from the back
>(sounds like the back driver's side wheel)
>
>It's getting worse - scared the wife.
>
>There's no play in the wheels or the U joints. Am I due to replace the
>back end?
>This may be beyond my capabilities. Anybody have a ballpark on R&R,
with=
> a
>used backend?
>
>Thanks to all, Adrian
>
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