[Healeys] Noisy rear end/driveshaft

[Bob Spidell]

Sounds like a U-joint. 

Bob 


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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonas Payne" <JPayne at ThorCon.net> 
To: Healeys at autox.team.net 
Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2011 10:23:30 AM 
Subject: [Healeys] Noisy rear end/driveshaft 

I have been experiencing a "clonk" when taking off from a start in 
reverse and 1st gear. 

When under load, I experience no noise, but when coasting, I'm getting a 
groaning/clicking sound from under the car. 

I jacked up the car, and the drive shaft is fine, but I can rotate the 
driveshaft back and forth about 5 degrees before I hear a click from 
inside the diff and it "engages". This seems excessive to me. But what 
should the tolerance be? 

Haven't checked the oil level yet..... 


Jonas Payne 
PBR 
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