I have a '69 TR6 that I bought 18 months ago and have rebuilt about
everything except the transmission and differential. Since rebuilding the
engine, I've put over 3000 daily driving miles on it. The 30 miles round
trip to work is all state highway and very therapeutic. Has any one else
experienced the sweet smell of burning sugar cane fields in the distance on
a crisp fall morning?
Living in South Louisiana, the only condition I defer to the Japanese buggy
is torrential downpours. And unless it's below 50 degrees out, the top is
down. Now for my question. When accelerating from a dead stop, and
sometimes when shifting gears, there is a hollow sounding clunk from the
rear end. I've read about the dreaded differential mounting cracks, but
have inspected this area several times and can't locate any cracks. What
else could it be? And is it detrimental? Additionally, what checks can I
do to tell if the transmission or differential are going bad, before they
do? I don't want to disassembly something that's not broke, but since this
is my daily driver, except as noted above, reliability is essential.
Thanks is advance,
Alan Harris
1969 TR6
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