Funny related story.
I was servicing a computer at a large company one day when the woman and
I started discussing cars....so what else is new right? Seems she was
having a problem with a tapping noise in her car. Brought it to the shop
4 or 5 times. Problem was never fixed when she drove it home. Brought
it back again and the mechanic asked to go for a ride while she was
driving..........tapping noise was her ring tapping against the gear
shift knob where she rested her hand while driving.
Very true story....I'm surprized the woman actually told me.
Jay
On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:53:29 -0400 "Nelson Riedel"
<Nelson@buckeyetriumphs.org> writes:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryan Miles" <rjhmile@yahoo.com>
> To: <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Subject: rear end clunk?
>
>
> > List,
> >
> > My TR6 is on its second summer since a complete chassis and
> mechanical
> rebuild. I am begining to notice a clunk coming from the rear end
> and I am
> not sure exactly what the problem is. The car has a fast road engine
> in it
> that at best guess makes ~140 horse at the crankshaft (The G-tech I
> have
> said 135 at the rear wheels). I do not "baby" the car. Don't get me
> wrong, I
> don't abuse it, but I do run it in local SCCA solo events, and I do
> enjoy a
> "spirited" drive.
> >
> > The clunk is not extremely loud, and it only shows up when you
> change
> the direction of the torque of the driveline (ie. accelerating, then
> decellerating, then accelerating again).
> .....................................
>
> > Thanks for any suggestions,
> >
> > Ryan Miles
>
> Ryan,
>
> Sometimes we overlook the obvious. Consider the following:
>
> Several months after purchasing a car a friend started to hear a
> clunk from
> the rear. It quickly developed into a loud Clunk at stop signs.
> She called
> the dealer and took it in. She insisted she take a maintenance man
> for a
> test drive and sure enough, when she stopped at the edge of the
> dealer's lot
> before entering the highway ---- whoop & CLUNK from the rear. She
> turned
> around, and drove back to the maintenance department, satisfied she
> had
> demonstrated the terrible problem. They drove her to work.
>
> Many hours later the dealer called my friend at work. The guy said
> he had
> good news and maybe not so good news. The good news was that they
> had found
> the problem right after she left. The not so good news was that the
> problem
> was her bowling ball.
>
> (It is my guess that it took so long to call her because they
> couldn't stop
> laughing. You may speculate as to her hair color)
>
> So Ryan, have you checked you trunk?????
>
> Nelson Riedel
> Granville, Ohio
> '68TR250, '76TR6, '70TR6 (project)
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