Well done Richard - absolutely spot on! It was the rear bearings which were
causing the wheel to be stiff, and causing the rubbing noise. Which
eventually deteriorated into a banging, grinding kind of a noise. And when
the mechanic started to disassemble the rear end to replace the diff (which
he was still convinced was the problem) he noticed iron filing coming out of
the hub, where the bearings had been ground up - and that's when he realised
it was the hub and not the diff which needed replacing! My greasing the hub
came far too late to save it, unfortunately. But the car is back on the
road now, and both sounding and handling better than it did before!
Dean
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Gosling" <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>
To: "'Dean Dashwood'" <deandashwood_list@yahoo.co.uk>; "Spitfire List"
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:05 PM
Subject: RE: Rear-end rubbing advice please!
> Problem 2: Stiff right rear wheel. Well, if it's not the brakes then
it's
> probably the bearings (which is not a good thing). You could try pumping
> plenty of fresh grease in there and seeing if that helps; if not they may
> need replacing. I've never done this so I don't know how easy it is, or
> what it involves. I'll let others advise!
>
> Is it safe to drive? As for problem 2, that's not going to cause the car
to
> fail utterly over the next couple of weeks. Problem 1 - if it's the diff
> you're fine, if its the UJs they really should be replaced VERY SOON.
> INDEED.
>
> Richard & Daffy
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