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Re: Axle noise?

To: "HEALEY LIST" <healeys@autox.team.net>, <ggilliam@usol.com>
Subject: Re: Axle noise?
From: "Bob Yule" <autofarm@cyg.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 17:01:07 -0400
    Gordy, check the parking brake cable catching on the drive shaft @ the 
rear "u" joint.
Cheers.......Bob
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ggilliam@usol.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, July 18, 2005 4:00 PM
Subject: Axle noise?


> Listeners,
>  I am experiencing a noise during acceleration on the newly-returned-
> to-the-road BN4-47704, seemingly from the right side rear wheel in
> first and second gears. No apparent loss of speed (accel) during the
> noise, but it is there until I back off the throttle. It sounds like
> something interferring or a spline skipping, but I can't see anything. I
> have witness marks on the hub, wheel and knock-off, and there's no
> motion there. No fender rub to be seen.
>  With the rear seat out, I can see some windup of the axle \ leaf
> spring during acceleration, but it's kinda hard to watch that and drive
> at the same time. Jacking up both rear axles at the spring pads and
> running through the gears provides no noise at all.
>  It's a very unpleasant sound, and I hesitate to drive it much until I
> can identify it, so I'm asking for ideas.
>
> Regards,
>
> Gordy




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