Don,
You did not mention what type of wheel you have. Do you have the original
"rostyle" hub cap wheels, or "wire", or the 6 style with trim rings, or
maybe an aftermarket?
That said, there are many possibilities, but to suggest a simple thing
first...
If you have wire wheels, maybe the spline to adaptor connection is loose.
If you have the "rostyle" caps, or the trim rings-ala TR6- the steel
wheel can flex as it rotates causing the retainer clips to creak or pop.
If this is the case simply try a drive san cap or trim ring, and see if
the noise is still there.
If the noise remains, nothing lost...if it is gone, a light spritz of
lube on the retatiner springs followed by a good wiping of most all of
the lube could clear it up. Another cure for the retainers is to try
putting a bit more tension into the spring, or repositioning it on the
wheel itself obtaining a better "bite", and eliminating the "creak".
As for the more serious causes, I will leave that to someone elses
experiences.
Hopefully the easy fix is the cure.
Good luck,
Mark Riddle
'72 TR6 with new Panasports-no trim rings to make popping and cracking
noises!
On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:02:11 -0400 Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
writes:
> List,
>
> Back in 91 when my TR250 was still on the road, there was a very
> faint
> rotational click in the drivers rear wheel. It was only audible when
> the
> top was down and only at very low speeds -- idle in 1st gear, and in
> a
> quiet place -- quiet road, driveway etc.
>
> I'm doing a frame off. Should I have the hubs rebuilt now, or hope
> it's
> something else like the u-joints, and wait to see what happens? The
> car
> has 60K actual miles.
>
> I suppose there no obvious answer to this one, without actually
> hearing
> it, but I thought I'd pose the question just in case it's a
> common/known
> problem.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Don Malling
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