you might look at the U joints. This happen to me on a 58 cheve and it was
the u joint on the drive line
woods houghton
53 5 window 1/2 ton
-----Original Message-----
From: Pastorjon994@cs.com <Pastorjon994@cs.com>
To: oletrucks@autox.team.net <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 7:50 PM
Subject: [oletrucks] Noise when torque off
>Say Ole Truckers,
> Recently I was hauling some materials with my old truck. I was on some
>rather rough terrain in the field. On the way to the road, I noticed a lot
>of clanking in what seemed to be the drive train, (terrible racket, it
>sounded as if the entire truck was shelling out). I didn't think that I
was
>going to make it. It felt as though something was locking up or binding
>really bad. I reversed & headed to the office to call AAA. I thought I'd
>try to make it home one more time and PTL, it did come out of it.
> I do however notice that when driving, as I let off the accelerator,
with
>foot off clutch, I get that noise again. Not quite as pronounced, but I
can
>hear it and feel it in the floor board.
> Any ideas? Tranny? Rearend? Clutch? 1950 3100, 216, 3 on the tree,
all
>stock.
>
>Jon Callahan
>'50 3100
>Champaign/Urbana, Illinois
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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