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Re: Tranny Noise

To: Paul Dolloff <pauld@ekpc.com>
Subject: Re: Tranny Noise
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:33:11 -0800 (PST)
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <AAA2231953@ekpc.com>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Paul, my car doesn't have the ring your describe, are you sure it's
original?
The Datsun driveshaft had a cover like that where it enteres the
transmission...

Ulix


On Wed, 13 Jan 1999, Paul Dolloff wrote:

> List,
> 
> Last night was a good Spritely night.  If you remember, my recent 
> 5-speed conversion resulted in an unknown tranny noise.
> 
> I took the Sprite to the guy who did the overhaul (2 bearings) on the 
> Datsun transmission before conversion.  After a drive during which he 
> heard the sound, we raised it on his rack, started it, and put it in 
> gear.  Guess what the noise was...it was being made by a ring which 
> appears to be a mud/dirt guard around the driveshaft located just 
> before the driveshaft enters the differential.  Man!  Was I a happy 
> camper knowing that the motor and tranny didn't have to be pulled.
> 
> Now, how the heck do I fix this?  Pull the driveshaft off?  To what 
> and how does this ring attach?
> 
> Other than that, is this conversion too cool or what?  Man is it nice 
> to put the car in fifth and it sure doesn't take long to get used to 
> down shifting into first.
> 
> I actually like the shorter travel of the clutch.
> 
> I've got a 4.22 rear end and this is no way am I going to try the 
> 3.9.
> 
> Needless to say, I'm an excited guy.
> 
> Later,
> Paul
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> Paul A. Dolloff, Ph.D.
> Lexington, KY
> 606/744-4812 ext. 389
> '59 A/H Sprite MK I: AN5L-8073
> '66 A/H Sprite MK III: HAN8L-59017
> '69 A/H Sprite MK IV: Parts car
> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|\__  
..............................................(_o____o_)....<_O_____O_/...
                                              '67 Sprite     '74 X1/9


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