[Spridgets] Clunk in rear

[type79 at ix.netcom.com]

I had a similar problem several years ago. I have a 61 Mk II with a 1275, cam, balanced, lightened flywheel ported and polished head (I'm including this detail to entertain Captain Bob or as freD would spell it "Bob"), ribcase,3.9 rear, wire wheels,(with new splined hubs). 

Each time I put it in reverse and backed-out of the garage (I guess that's the only way you can back a car out the garage.) I would hear a clunk, clunk. I couldn't figure it out. This went on for weeks.

Finally, Celeste said something to me one day that solved not one but two problems. She asked: "Have you seen the cat?" :-/ I looked out in the driveway and responded to her "Yes I have."

jay fishbein
wallingford, ct
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-----Original Message-----
>From: Hal Faulkner <hal at katemuir.com>
>Sent: Jul 4, 2007 5:22 PM
>To: Jack Laird <jlaird237 at cox.net>, Rick <htpc2 at comcast.net>, Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Clunk in rear
>
>Don't know about the '65, which is half-elliptic, but with the quarter
>elliptics bushings in the rear suspension can cause that very symptom as
>well.
>
>Hal