[Spridgets] Trans Leak and Suspension Question

[Guy R Day]

Michael,
Check the dampers.  You may find that just a front corner push down and 
release shows up a side to side discrepancy in bounce - rebound.

Was it just the front wheel alignment you had checked or the whole car 
frame?  Run your hand across the width of the tyre tread on the worn tyre to 
see if the tread is feathering or if it is worn down unevenly.  If it is 
feathering, the wheels are out of alignment.  If it is worn unevenly across 
the width of the tread it can be one or more of other reasons.

Feathering, for those who don't know, is when there is a small lip on a 
tread edge producing a ratchet type of feel across of the width of the 
tread.  It is a smooth feel one way and a far rougher one the other.  The 
lip is always formed on the trailing edge so that tells you which way the 
wheel - tyre needs to be moved.  If you find it you need to check the other 
wheel on the other side of the car and when aligning always make sure the 
steering wheel is straight and you should be adjusting both sides to keep 
the steering wheel straight.  Those with a slight offset steering wheel can 
cure it by getting the front wheels aligned properly, it is not always the 
wheel and shaft splines being out!


Guy R Day


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael MacLean" <>
To: <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 6:31 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] Trans Leak and Suspension Question


>     I took my Bugeye out for an errand yesterday.  Great fun.  A couple of
> problems I am having are not getting better by themselves.  I need to pull 
> the
> engine and transmission so I can swap out the after market synchros that 
> Paul
> used when he rebuilt my trans with an original Datsun set he sent me, but
> there is another problem with the trans.  It is leaking, bad.  While I was 
> at
> Lake of the Ozarks for the 50th celebration, my speedo angle drive 
> loosened up
> and fell off.  As low as it is, gear oil started to leak out.  I have 
> since
> re-installed the angle drive.  Not easy through the shifter hole, but it
> continues to leak.  Any of you recently install a Datsun trans remember if
> there is some kind of a sealing washer used with the angle drive?
>     The other problem is with the suspension.  Hard left turns produce 
> more
> body roll than hard left turns.  Could this be a problem with the camber 
> of
> the wheels?  I suspect this because the last set of front tires I had on 
> the
> car wore differently.  The left side had a lot of wear on the inside of 
> the
> tire tread.  I have had the car aligned, so that is not in the equation.
> Anyway a bad alignment would not produce more body roll on one side than 
> the
> other.  Any ideas.
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 56 BN2
> 02 Heritage Spinger
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