This car sat for a long time and was neglected. I suspect that the
U-joints are the originals. I think a good first step would be to replace
all six.
Does that seem like a good plan?
Is this a job a rank amateur mechanic can take on?
thanks.
At 07:18 AM 7/18/00 +0000, Joe Curry wrote:
>Jeff,
>It sounds like you have a loose component in the drive train. That
>component could be a U-Joint owing to the fact that when you are
>coasting, the sound goes away.
>
>Joe
>
>
>
>Jeff Gruber wrote:
> >
> > Dudes,
> > I took my newly acquired 77 Spit to the store for tires. (Thanks to
> > those who helped me determine a good tire size.) It now has four nice, new
> > 175/70s and a noise coming from the right rear wheel. Hurumph, hurumph,
> > hurumph, hurumph, hurumph, hurumph, as I drive down the road.
> >
> > And it seems to be getting worse each time.
> >
> > Keep in mind that before I bought this car, the most I knew about
> > British sports cars, was that I wanted one.
> >
> > When they put the car on the lift to change the tires, the rear wheels
> > drooped. Are they supposed to do that? When they change the tires are
> > they supposed to do anything special to support the wheels or anything like
> > that?
> >
> > Any ideas what the hurumph is?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > PS The hurumph does increase with the speed of the car, but it goes away
> > when you coast with the engine disengaged.
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