- 1. Clicking/clacking noises (score: 1)
- Author: MKCASPIAN1@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 20:54:58 EST
- Hi all, I'm looking for some advice on a sound coming from the rear of our 78 Spitfire. This car was an off the from restoration, which we purchased in PA, and had delivered to MA. WE test drove it i
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- 2. Re: Clicking/clacking noises (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Canaan <flinters@picarefy.com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2002 18:18:29 -0800
- The Spitfire uses the same universal joint for the drive shaft as well as the half shafts from the differential to the wheels themselves. The clicking is a typical indicator of a U-joint failing. Eve
- /html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00052.html (7,451 bytes)
- 3. Re: Clicking/clacking noises (score: 1)
- Author: Barry Schwartz <bschwart@pacbell.net>
- Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 05:57:15 -0800
- I can tell you it's STILL u-joints. Waaaay back when, the u-joint cup retaining clips were coded for different thickness. One would install the proper thickness of clip to remove any slop between the
- /html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00057.html (7,812 bytes)
- 4. Re: Clicking/clacking noises (score: 1)
- Author: "William Davies" <bill@rarebits4classics.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2002 15:20:56 -0000
- Canley Classics (formerly John Kipping) in the UK has for many years sold oversize (in thickness) circlips to fix this kind of problem - much easier than messing about with shims, Cheers, Bill. -- Ra
- /html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00058.html (7,582 bytes)
- 5. RE: Clicking/clacking noises (score: 1)
- Author: parrotthead01@comcast.net
- Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 19:05:15 -0500
- I think that I had the same problem. IMHO, it may be the needle bearings in the half shafts. I also replaced the u-joints, only to have a gentle "toka-toka-toka" sound come from the rear end. I noti
- /html/spitfires/2002-03/msg00106.html (9,623 bytes)
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