> From: Glenn Mapes <gmapes@ball.com>
> To: mgs <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Copies to: british-2 <british-cars@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Rear axle noise
> Date sent: Thu, 24 Aug 95 13:53:00 mdt
> Send reply to: Glenn Mapes <gmapes@ball.com>
>
> Hello fellow scions
> I have been experiencing some strange noises from the rear axle of my 1968
> MGB and am seeking the net's wisdom to locate the source of the noise. When
> starting out, there is a metallic ringing - like bad U-joints; when turning
> right, there is a "scraping" or "rubbing" noise coming from, I think, the
> left side of the rear axle.
> I replaced both U-joints but the ringing noise is still there - no change
> at all. I suspect the shims in the pinion wheels need to be replaced and
> that the rubbing noise is possibly the bearing on the left side goin bad.
> Any comments or suggestions as to what the problem(s) are?
>
> Thanks in advance
> Glenn Mapes
> 1968 MGB
>
Check the rear wheel bearing first. Sound a bit like my old problem.
A wheel bearing was the fix. So I replaced both of them while I was
at it.
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