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1. Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: Adrian Jones <AdrianJones@compuserve.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 19:35:33 -0400; Well, folks, its up to you now. I had posted this on the main MG list, but with no luck. This is on a MG Midget with wire wheels. Go very slow and then take the foot off the gas pedal and there is an; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00658.html (8,015 bytes)
2. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 20:57:35 -0400; Adrian Some things to check..... Loose or broken leaf spring. Bad leaf spring bushings. Loose brake parts inside the drum. Loose brake back plate. If it is the rear end, put the car in 1st gear, engi; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00659.html (9,922 bytes)
3. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: Les Myer <lmyer@probe.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 22:57:08 -0400; Right, Frank! Les; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00662.html (8,707 bytes)
4. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>; Date: Mon, 20 Jul 1998 23:59:28 -0400; Frank, I couldn't have heard better news. The clonk that I had a while back? Well, I thought I heard it again Saturday am, though it was much more subdued in volume than before. Anway, among your lis; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00666.html (10,665 bytes)
5. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 05:41:50 PDT; Are you sure there is no play in the wheels It sounds very much like worn splines on those wire wheels, Try jacking the car up and really tightening the knockoff and see if the sound becomes less or; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00672.html (9,518 bytes)
6. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: "Curtis Carlson" <carlson@navtech.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:29:39 -0600; If your car has 1/4 elliptics, you might check the connections on the radius arms. That could cause the noise you've been hearing. Curt -- Curtis Carlson '66 Austin Healey Sprite MkIII ("Gerty") ____; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00677.html (8,750 bytes)
7. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: robert weeks <robert@woozy.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 10:12:04 -0500; Hey Adrian, I have the same "clonk" on my ww Midget. Since I have replaced the differential, springs, bushings and u-joints, I think I can rule those out. I was always told that this noise came from; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00678.html (9,484 bytes)
8. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 07:35:23 PDT; It is only more annoying than dangerous until the splines give out completely if this happens on the rear you will not be able to drive the car because the spline will just spin in the wheel, However; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00680.html (10,426 bytes)
9. RE: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: Chris Kotting <ckotting@iwaynet.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:13:46 -0400; I had an untraceable "clonk" like this, and it turned out to be a bad shock. (It "clonked" every time the rear end unloaded, usually from deceleration or braking, but also after bumps.) Chris Kottin; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00681.html (8,945 bytes)
10. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 17:31:41 -0400; I can vouch for that! Been there and could NOT stop! Frank; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00693.html (9,044 bytes)
11. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: john.kahoon@juno.com (John c Kahoon); Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 05:27:19 -0400; Pull the rear wheels and grease the wheels and spindles. Then tighten the Sh*t out of the knock offs. If it's the wheels, you'll notice a big difference. john.kahoon@juno.com 71 midget On Tue, 21 Jul; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00717.html (11,295 bytes)
12. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: Frmjr45@aol.com; Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:36:24 EDT; A word of warning concerning the clunk from the rear end, I had a friend with a GT6 w/wire wheels, and he experienced the same clunk accelerating and decelerating. We noticed the wheels kept loosenin; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00723.html (8,649 bytes)
13. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: "Gronberg, John" <john.gronberg@us.landisstaefa.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:16:09 -0500; I read some years back on the "net" wire wheels, with the knock off spinner, will actually tighten over time as the car is driven. The article indicated when you tighten the spinner you should only h; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00724.html (8,428 bytes)
14. Re: Bad Clunk (score: 1): Author: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>; Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1998 08:38:26 PDT; For a article on tightening wire-wheels go to http://www.vtr.org/maintain/wire-wheels-tightening.html and http://www.vtr.org/maintain/wire-wheels-overview.html Regards, Peter.; /html/spridgets/1998-07/msg00725.html (7,920 bytes)

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