Well, the good news is that the free play appears to be in the diff, not in
the UJs, so no need to worry about that.
This afternoon I set about greasing the rear bearings. (My manual also
confirmed that it's grease - gear-oil for the front trunnions, but grease
everywhere else.) It definitely seemed that it needed doing - I got much
less out than I put in, and what I did get out was practically solid. But
even after greasing both sides, my rubbing noise still hasn't gone away. So
I think I'm going to have to take the car into the mechanic tomorrow.
I'll let the list know what happens, because I like to think that at least
one or two people out there, other than me, actually care!
Thanks anyway,
Dean
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Gosling" <richard.gosling@exprogroup.com>
To: "'Dean Dashwood'" <deandashwood_list@yahoo.co.uk>; "Spitfire List"
<spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 3:05 PM
Subject: RE: Rear-end rubbing advice please!
> Dean,
>
> Problem 1: Free Play. This is most likely to be free play in the diff.
> This is quite normal, although it tends to get worse with age. I'm not
sure
> how much free play is considered acceptable, but on Daffy you can turn the
> prop-shaft by probably 25-30 deg before the slack is taken up and the
wheels
> start to turn, and she's been like that for at least 15,000 miles (when I
> last checked the free play) without breaking yet.
>
> If the UJs have free play (and it happens quite often) you should be able
to
> see it as you try and turn the wheel - the wheel will start turning before
> the flange into the diff. If that is the case it is SERIOUS and should be
> fixed ASAP - I've paid the price of trying to ignore it for a week until
it
> was a more conveniant time to fix it. This can be done yourself, with
> standard tools, although you will also need axle stands and a big vice
(and
> a wide vocabulary). I have written up the procedure at
> http://www.totallytriumph.net/dcforum/DCForumID45/26.shtml.
>
> Problem 2: Stiff right rear wheel. Well, if it's not the brakes then
it's
> probably the bearings (which is not a good thing). You could try pumping
> plenty of fresh grease in there and seeing if that helps; if not they may
> need replacing. I've never done this so I don't know how easy it is, or
> what it involves. I'll let others advise!
>
> Is it safe to drive? As for problem 2, that's not going to cause the car
to
> fail utterly over the next couple of weeks. Problem 1 - if it's the diff
> you're fine, if its the UJs they really should be replaced VERY SOON.
> INDEED.
>
> Richard & Daffy
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