Might be the wheel bearings too ??
Dave@SWCP.com Taos Garage Annex in Albuquerque
'59 AH :{) '54 100
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----- Original Message -----
From "Paul A. Asgeirsson" <Pasgeirsson at worldnet.att.net>
To: "James Gruber" <thistle_3619@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Spridgets Digest" <spridgets-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: Whiny Rear End
> It's possible the noise you hear is from the differential gears. When you
have
> the car off the ground like you stated, often one wheel will spin much
faster
> than the other and the differential gears will be rotating like mad. They
can be
> noisy in situations like this. Might be a sign of poor tooth alignment in
them
> due to worn thrust washers.
>
> Have you tried a 3/8" drive extension to get out the drain or fill plug?
Works
> most of the time.
>
> Paul A
>
> James Gruber wrote:
>
> > Had Bugsy up on jack stands all around today replacing
> > speedo cable. Got that problem solved finally so I
> > know approximately how fast Bugsy is actually going
> > but now all of a sudden I can hear an absolutely
> > howling/whining/ screaming / rubbing noise coming from
> > the area of the right rear wheel. Noise is really
> > apparent with wheels off of the ground. I had heard
> > noise before but I attributed it to a really
> > noisy/bent speedo cable.
> >
> > In the process of replacing rear brakes in the I did
> > have both half shafts out of the rear end but they
> > went back in without a problem. I've never topped off
> > the fluid in the rear end but both paper seals were
> > saoked along with rear brake with fluid. Made the
> > assumption that there was fluid in there as I can't
> > seem to come up with the right sized tool to remove
> > the plug in the rear end.
> >
> > Any ideas on where to go at this point? Or just put
> > the car on the ground and drive it. Noise I'm hearing
> > is from the thingy in the rear end that switches from
> > driving one wheel or the other perhaps and will go
> > away when I put car back down on the ground. Not
> > likely but perhaps the truth. Any ideas are
> > appreciated.
> >
> > =====
> > Jim Gruber
> > Bugsy '68 Sprite (future Bugeye in disguise)
> > Dayton, OH
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