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Re: [oletrucks] Clunk, Clunk, Screetch

To: Pastorjon994@cs.com, oletrucks@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Clunk, Clunk, Screetch
From: Byron Schluter <b_schluter@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 12:54:12 -0700 (PDT)
Sounds like the u-joint at the transmission went bad,
however this doesn't explain the sound you hear when
you push the clutch in.

Good Luck,

Byron
--- Pastorjon994@cs.com wrote:
> Dear Ole Truckers:
> 
> Ole Nellie Belle quit on me yesterday morning on the
> way to work.  The most 
> awfull clatter under the floorboard.  She clanked,
> clattered and jerked to a 
> halt almost as though the brakes were grabbin'. 
> 
> I checked all of the rims and no heat.  No cylinder
> leaks.  However the 
> torque tube just at the rear of the tranny was
> extremely hot.  I am guessing 
> a bearing went bad.  There had been some strange
> vibrations most of the 
> summer.
> 
> I did notice that just after the truck stopped when
> I would push the clutch 
> in there would be quite a clatter as well.  Perhaps
> unrelated to the torque 
> tube heat?
> 
> Any ideas?  If it is a bearing in the tube, could
> you detail the repair 
> process.  I do have a shop manual that mentions
> shims, etc., and it seemed 
> just a little vague. Any and all input is greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jon Callahan
> '50 3100, 216, 3 on the tree, stock 99.9%
> Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built
> between 1941 and 1959


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