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ouch. Even in the late 1970s, $200 did not get you much. Beaters, we =
called them.
On Aug 19, 2020, at 2:00 PM, John H. Hasty <jhasty@mhc-law.com> wrote:
Gee Scott, given your age, a $200 car would have been a fairly current =
model back then!
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 19, 2020, at 1:52 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
>=20
> =EF=BB=BF well, there is the "ignore it" approach. If you have a =
spare diff or three, no big deal - you could drive 'til it craps out, =
though at that point a rebuild is probably out of the question! =20
> Back in the old days in Pittsburgh, when I got a $200 car every winter =
to drive through the ice, salt and potholes, there was no maintenance, =
as long as it started. Of course, that=E2=80=99s because I was =
preserving my sports car in the garage.
>=20
> On Aug 19, 2020, at 1:47 PM, McKearn McKearn <mckearn2@gmail.com =
>=20
> Thanks for the replies. (Some of you :)
> I was pretty much planning to pull it apart again but was hoping =
someone would humor me into not worrying about it ..
> P.J.
>=20
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> On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 10:52 AM Scott Janzen <sjanzen@me.com =
> You can=E2=80=99t really =E2=80=9Cpull the cover=E2=80=9D on a =
Spit/GT6 diff, but it=E2=80=99s easy enough to drop the whole diff and =
much easier to examine on the bench. =20
>=20
> On Aug 19, 2020, at 11:48 AM, vfracing--- via Fot <fot@autox.team.net =
>=20
> Pat;
> If it's a stock set up from the factory, my first suspicion would be =
one of the differential carrier bearings. That is, if you are certain =
it is from the differential. Wheel bearings can be checked by pitching =
the car side to side (no traffic, wide open parking lot) to change the =
loading and hence the level of whine.
>=20
> But Bob is right: check it out NOW. The cover and perhaps the carrier =
should be pulled and a visual inspection made. Look for pitting on the =
bearings and gear teeth, check the pattern (before pulling the carrier) =
with Bluing Compound (or, lacking that, bright colored paint)
>=20
> Hopefully it's just a bearing,
>=20
> Phil Gott
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Lang via Fot <fot@autox.team.net =
> Sent: Wed, Aug 19, 2020 11:39 am
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Dif. noise
>=20
> CHECK IT BEFORE YOU DESTROY IT.=20
>=20
> Whining is because the gears aren't meshing properly. This will result =
in premature wear if you're lucky. If you are not lucky, you'll overheat =
the diff and / or otherwise destroy it. Sometimes the noise can be from =
something really dumb, like the ring gear bolts backing out and you find =
out when one of the bolts wedge in the diff case with the resulting =
damage to everything. Not that I've done that or anything.
>=20
> And keep in mind that scrap steel prices are "fairly low".
>=20
> Regards,
> Bob Lang
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> On Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 10:59:08 AM EDT, McKearn McKearn via =
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> Hi All.
> I am hearing some whining going on behind me when driving my 68 =
GT6..
> It is only at neutral acceleration/deceleration and above 40 MPH ( =
There is no whine when accelerating or decelerating). Stock 3.27:1 =
rear end.
> Any =
thoughts ?
> Thanks Pat
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-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D"">ouch.=
Even in the late 1970s, $200 did not get you much. Beaters, =
we called them.<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Aug =
19, 2020, at 2:00 PM, John H. Hasty <<a =
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Gee Scott, given your age, a $200 car would have been a fairly current =
model back then!<br class=3D"">
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<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"">On Aug 19, 2020, at 1:52 PM, Scott =
Janzen via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br class=3D"">
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</div>
<blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D"">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">=EF=BB=BF well, there is the "ignore it" =
approach. If you have a spare diff or three, no big deal - you =
could drive 'til it craps out, though at that point a rebuild is =
probably out of the question!
<div class=3D"">Back in the old days in Pittsburgh, when I got a $200 =
car every winter to drive through the ice, salt and potholes, there was =
no maintenance, as long as it started. Of course, that=E2=80=99s =
because I was preserving my sports car in the garage.<br class=3D"">
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">On Aug 19, 2020, at 1:47 PM, McKearn McKearn <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mckearn2@gmail.com"; class=3D"">mckearn2@gmail.com</a>> =
wrote:</div>
<br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">
<div class=3D"">
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">Thanks for the replies. (Some of you :)</div>
<div class=3D""> I was pretty much planning to pull it apart =
again but was hoping someone would humor me into not worrying about it =
..</div>
<div class=3D""> =
=
P.J.</div>
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<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, Aug 19, 2020 at 10:52 AM =
Scott Janzen <<a href=3D"mailto:sjanzen@me.com"; =
class=3D"">sjanzen@me.com</a>> wrote:<br class=3D"">
</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px =
0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-widt=
h:1px;border-left-style:solid">
<div style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word;" class=3D"">You can=E2=80=99t =
really =E2=80=9Cpull the cover=E2=80=9D on a Spit/GT6 diff, but it=E2=80=99=
s easy enough to drop the whole diff and much easier to examine on the =
bench. <br class=3D"">
<div class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">On Aug 19, 2020, at 11:48 AM, vfracing--- via Fot <<a =
href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div>
<br class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D"">
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D"">Pat;</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D"">If it's a stock set up from the factory, my first suspicion =
would be one of the differential carrier bearings. That is, if you =
are certain it is from the differential. Wheel bearings
can be checked by pitching the car side to side (no traffic, wide open =
parking lot) to change the loading and hence the level of whine.</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D"">But Bob is right: check it out NOW. The cover and perhaps the =
carrier should be pulled and a visual inspection made. Look for =
pitting on the bearings and gear teeth, check the pattern
(before pulling the carrier) with Bluing Compound (or, lacking that, =
bright colored paint)<br class=3D"">
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D"">Hopefully it's just a bearing,</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">
</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D"">Phil Gott</div>
<div style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt" =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
-----Original Message-----<br class=3D"">
From: Robert Lang via Fot <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; =
target=3D"_blank" class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>><br class=3D"">
To: FOT list <<a href=3D"mailto:fot@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
class=3D"">fot@autox.team.net</a>>; McKearn McKearn <<a =
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class=3D"">mckearn2@gmail.com</a>><br class=3D"">
Sent: Wed, Aug 19, 2020 11:39 am<br class=3D"">
Subject: Re: [Fot] Dif. noise<br class=3D"">
<br class=3D"">
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<div class=3D""></div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">CHECK IT BEFORE YOU DESTROY IT. <br =
clear=3D"none" class=3D"">
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D"">
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Whining is because the gears aren't meshing =
properly. This will result in premature wear if you're lucky. If you are =
not lucky, you'll overheat the diff and / or otherwise destroy it. =
Sometimes the noise can be from something really
dumb, like the ring gear bolts backing out and you find out when one of =
the bolts wedge in the diff case with the resulting damage to =
everything. Not that I've done that or anything.<br clear=3D"none" =
class=3D"">
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D"">
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">And keep in mind that scrap steel prices are =
"fairly low".</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br clear=3D"none" class=3D"">
</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"">Regards,</div>
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<div class=3D"">Hi All.</div>
<div class=3D""> I am hearing some whining going on behind me when =
driving my 68 GT6..</div>
<div class=3D""> It is only at neutral acceleration/deceleration =
and above 40 MPH ( There is no whine when accelerating or decelerating). =
Stock 3.27:1 rear end.</div>
<div class=3D""> =
=
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Any thoughts ?</div>
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