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RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions

To: ulix@u.washington.edu, spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions
From: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 May 1998 03:53:28 PDT
Reply-to: "Peter Samaroo" <mrbugeye@hotmail.com>
Sender: owner-spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
Sorry I didnt mean adjust I was thinking of my MGB, I meant check the 
torque of the castellated nut on the front axle to make sure it was not 
loose.

>From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
>Subject: RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions
>
>Peter,
>how are they adjustable?
>Ulix
>
>On Sat, 30 May 1998, Peter Samaroo wrote:
>
>> If the front wheels are spinnung smoothly, that is no grinding or 
>> rumbling noises etc. you may just want to try adjusting the bearings 
>> rather than replacing.
>> 
>> 
>> >Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 23:50:03 -0400
>> >To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>> >From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
>> >Subject: RE: Clonking Progress Report and Questions
>> >Reply-To: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
>> >
>> >At 07:28 AM 5/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
>> >>Phillip -
>> >>
>> >>RE: A-arm bushings as the source of a clunk.  Uh, yeah, it sounds 
like 
>> >>that's at least part of the problem.
>> >>
>> >>RE: Kingpins & Wheel bearings.  Even if you don't detect much play 
>> right 
>> >>now, I'd still figure on reworking either the bearings or the 
kingpins 
>> >>while you've got the A-arms out (you'll pretty much have them 
>> disassembled 
>> >>that far anyway).  Try the "Wheel Wiggle" test while someone 
applies 
>> the 
>> >>brakes, that will tell you whether the play is kingpins or wheel 
>> bearings. 
>> >> No wiggle with brakes on, it's the bearings.
>> >>
>> >
>> >With my wife as assistant, I found that with the breaks on there is
>> >absolutely no wheel wiggle.  I'll have to look into wheel bearing
>> >replacement it seems.  I was going to get some of this stuff at Moss 
>> nearby
>> >here in the East, but it seems no wheel bearing kits.  Odd.  
>> >
>> >
>> >Philip
>> >Burgundy 1974 Midget
>> >
>> 
>> 
>
>    Ulix                                                    __/__,__        
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