Joe,
For MY sake, I hope YOU'RE right! The other stuff sounds hairy to deal
with. Thanks to everyone else who has tried to brainstorm this problem for
me though. It's all going into the "check this" file. I'm particularly
pleased to find out that the ramps don't work before I went out and bought a
set!
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
To: Spitfire Internet Mail List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 7:40 AM
Subject: Re: Clicking wheels / good news
>
>
>
> That thought has merit. However, If I understand the symptoms Jeff
described,
> it sounds all too familiar. I had a left rear vertical link that after
removal
> and inspection revealed an oval bolt hole. When I would start out, the
trunnion
> bolt would be jammed against the rear of the hole and stay there until I
lifted
> off the gas. At that time it would make the clink as it pushed to the
front. I
> got to where I could control when it did that by my actions on the brake
and gas
> pedals.
>
> With that burned into my not too distant memory, I would be very surprised
to
> find that it was related to U-Joints in this case.
>
> (But then I've been surprised more than once dealing with these little
cars) !!
> :)
>
> Joe
>
> Barry Schwartz wrote:
> >
> > Often times under load, the "click" will diminish, or completely go away
> > because the lateral pressure applied isn't sufficient to overcome the
> > friction in the joints loaded condition to shift the joint - it all
depends
> > upon the condition of the joint itself and the loading involved- If it's
> > really sloppy then it'll make noise all the time (and would probably be
a
> > good candidate for replacement. If it's just a tad loose then you may
not
> > notice it terribly. That is until it becomes really sloppy -
> >
> > Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
> >
> > 72 PI, V6 Spitfire (daily driver)
> > 70 GT6+ (when I don't drive the Spit)
> > 70 Spitfire (long term project)
>
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