Hi Mark,
Sorry... I was not clear and complete in my question.
The frame is off, or almost off, and the car is in pieces, so I can't
really try any simple fixes now.
I do not have the rear suspension apart yet, but I plan to take it apart
to replace the u-joints and bushings.
So, should I just replace the u-joints and bushings and hope the click
was something simple or have the hubs rebuilt now rather than wait for
everything to be put back together and then rebuild the hubs.
I expect the hub rebuild is expensive, so I would rather not do it
unless I have to. Which says wait and see what happens.
FWIW the wheels are the original steel with the rostyle caps, and I can
remember the creaky sound they would make. It's not that. This was was
definitely a one click per revolution kind of sound. But, bad wheel
bearings I have had on other cars, were more rumbley and a constant kind
of sound. Not a single click per revolution.
Just thought I ask in case it was something obvious. It's probably not.
Don
Mark Riddle wrote:
>
> Don,
> You did not mention what type of wheel you have. Do you have the original
> "rostyle" hub cap wheels, or "wire", or the 6 style with trim rings, or
> maybe an aftermarket?
> That said, there are many possibilities, but to suggest a simple thing
> first...
> If you have wire wheels, maybe the spline to adaptor connection is loose.
> If you have the "rostyle" caps, or the trim rings-ala TR6- the steel
> wheel can flex as it rotates causing the retainer clips to creak or pop.
> If this is the case simply try a drive san cap or trim ring, and see if
> the noise is still there.
> If the noise remains, nothing lost...if it is gone, a light spritz of
> lube on the retatiner springs followed by a good wiping of most all of
> the lube could clear it up. Another cure for the retainers is to try
> putting a bit more tension into the spring, or repositioning it on the
> wheel itself obtaining a better "bite", and eliminating the "creak".
> As for the more serious causes, I will leave that to someone elses
> experiences.
>
> Hopefully the easy fix is the cure.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Mark Riddle
> '72 TR6 with new Panasports-no trim rings to make popping and cracking
> noises!
>
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:02:11 -0400 Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
> writes:
> > List,
> >
> > Back in 91 when my TR250 was still on the road, there was a very
> > faint
> > rotational click in the drivers rear wheel. It was only audible when
> > the
> > top was down and only at very low speeds -- idle in 1st gear, and in
> > a
> > quiet place -- quiet road, driveway etc.
> >
> > I'm doing a frame off. Should I have the hubs rebuilt now, or hope
> > it's
> > something else like the u-joints, and wait to see what happens? The
> > car
> > has 60K actual miles.
> >
> > I suppose there no obvious answer to this one, without actually
> > hearing
> > it, but I thought I'd pose the question just in case it's a
> > common/known
> > problem.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Don Malling
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