other may come up with something else but the only thing
I've ever found that will sound somewhat like a bell it the
hollow tube of the driveshaft ringing when a joint' bangs'
Paul Tegler ptegler@cablespeed.com
www.teglerizer.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin B. Rhodes" <krhodes1@maine.rr.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 5:17 PM
Subject: Loud "click/clang" from rear end of Spitfire
>
> Have to put the Herald project on hold for a bit - time to
resurrect the
> Spitfire for the summer.
>
> I am getting a single loud click (almost a clang - there
is a musical note
> aspect to the noise) from the driver's side rear when I
start off in first
> gear. It doesn't do it in reverse, only first. Very
consistent, too. I
> can't find anything loose in the suspension. My first
thought was the
> u-joint, but it seems like that would make more noises
than a single click.
> I do have new u-joints sitting on the shelf so I may go
ahead and install
> them, as I need to take the diff out to put new seals in
anyway.
>
> Any thoughts??
>
> Kevin Rhodes
> Freddy the Spit
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