thanks that is a good question.
No, I described the same thing a classic mgb 'clunk', they seemed to know
exactly what I'm talking about. No asked me btw about universals either.
which I'll check again but the clunk sometimes is very audible and you can
feel it in a way through the whole car.
I did bring the car into a professional English car restoration place and
they said the universals were fine and the clunk was definitely from the
rear.
lately at very low speeds there is a new shuddering effect sometimes, but
not all the time, like the clutch is slipping, this seems to come and go
with the clunk, or it happens when I would of heard a clunk.
I guess it pays to keep the radio turned up.
I specifically mentioned replacing the thrust washers.
One guy called the '77 mgb steel wheel spicer rears as 'works of art' and it
takes a lot of time to get them right, possibly up to $800. he didn't want
the job, and told me to just get a good used rear.
I don't have a lift, and I wouldn't mind paying someone something reasonable
to do it, that and a few other things.
I've called about 5 places and have more or less gotten the same answer,
they are familiar with it, but they don't want the job themselves.
thanks a bunch for listening, Diane
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>
To: "Diane S." <cessna@speakeasy.org>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 7:45 AM
Subject: Re: rear end shims/clunk
> Diane,
>
> Earlier, you had implied that the problem with your differential was just
> the ubiquitous "clunk" heard when first engaging a gear from standstill,
or
> when changing from 1st to reverse. If that's all that's wrong, the
> replacement of the thrust washers, also as discussed earlier, will most
> likely solve that problem - and that is not a particularly difficult task.
>
> However, if the shops that you called are recommending that you change
your
> entire rear axle, perhaps you are describing a different problem to them?
> What exactly is the problem that you are trying to resolve?
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diane S. <cessna@speakeasy.org>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Friday, July 28, 2000 10:18 PM
> Subject: Re: rear end shims/clunk
>
>
> >hello again. I have some more questions on my differential. this is on a
> '77
> >mgb with steel wheels.
> >
> >I called a few english car shops around, and they all had a universal
> >opinion that it would be cheaper for me to buy a good used differential
> >instead.
> >
> >I was told that it was a spicer rear end, and that by the time they would
> >get it out, 'measure stuff' , get the parts and put it back together. It
> >could cost up to $800
> >
> >maybe the later differential is harder to work on than the earlier ones ?
> >apparently no one will take/sell the gears seperately either from a good
> >used one.
> >
> >there are places that will sell me a used rear that they proclaim as good
> >for about $250.00, but I have to haul it here, and then bleed brakes
mount
> >it properly, etc.
> >
> >is it really such a big thing to do ?
> >
> >thanks Diane
> >
>
>
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