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RE: Bad Driveshaft u-joints?

To: "'Geoffrey Gallaway'" <geoffeg@geoffeg.org>, <mgs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Bad Driveshaft u-joints?
From: "Lew Palmer" <lpalmer@roundaboutmanor.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:12:56 -0500
.. or something's broken loose in the rear brakes...

Regards,
Lew Palmer

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On
Behalf
> Of Geoffrey Gallaway
> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:53 PM
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Bad Driveshaft u-joints?
> 
> Recently I've noticed a *Clunk* coming from the back end of my 69 MG
BGT
> when I accelerate. There is a definite slack on acceleration and
braking.
> 
> I've also noticed that something is binding in the rear end. When I
come
> to
> a stop at a noticable gradient I can let my foot of the brake and the
car
> won't move. If I put it in gear and let off the clutch a little I can
hear
> that same *Clunk* and the car will release and roll forward. Is this
> related
> to the drive shaft?
> 
> I'm going to climb under it this weekend and see if I can rotate the
drive
> shaft with my hand. I'm guessing that either the drive shafts'
U-joints
> are
> bad or I have a problem with the differential. Opinions?
> 
> Thanks,
> Geoffeg

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