In a message dated 10/17/2003 4:02:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Percybal
writes:
> In a message dated 10/17/2003 3:01:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> vze34wdb@verizon.net writes:
>
>
> >> You want another driveshaft? Really? Not just new u-joints and a
>> rebalance?
>>
>> --
>> Martin Secrest
>> GT6, TR6
>> Arlington, VA
>>
>> larry wrote:
>>
>> > i believe i need a driveshaft for my 80 tr7. at first i noticed a kind
>> of
>> > crunch crunch crunch when i would leave a standing stop in the rear. now
>> as i
>> > drive the car, shifter mostly, vibrates. it is especially vibrates above
>> > 25mph. so much so i am afraid to drive it. those of you with experience
>> > agree ? anybody got a driveshaft they would like to sell and ship to
>> colorado
>> > ? thanks, larry
>>
>
>
> Hello Larry. Has the crunch, crunch, crunch noise disappeared
> and now been replaced by a vibrating shifter? Interesting problem.
> I believe you have a 5 speed gearbox. There are 6 (or perhaps
> more...I don't remember as it has been years since I laboured
> over one) rubber hat bushings located on the remote shifter.
> If these bushings perish, your shifter will vibrate. You might also
> find by lifting the car the bottom rear of the remote shifter is
> resting on the driveshaft. Your bushings are likely dust if your
> driveshaft at the transmission shifter end has a narrow shiny,
> clean band of metal exposed on it. This would be caused by the
> remote shifter resting on it due to non existent bushings. The
> bushings are much cheaper than a driveshaft, however they are
> perhaps can be a bit fiddly to install. Check there fist before moving
> on to a new driveshaft.
>
> Good Luck! Let us know how you make out.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Percy Ballentine
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