I am going to be making a gentleman an offer on a 1980 Spitfire. The car is
in nice mechanical condition, but the rear end concerns me. At speed,
something from the rear tends to make an intermitant whining noise (like gears
in a gearbox, but it's definitely NOT that!).With the clutch disengaged, the
noise disappears. The car only has 34,000 genuine miles, so I really don't
see how there could be a diff. problem, but I could be wrong! I'm inclined to
think it's a diff. problem, because if it were anything else, the noise would
be evident on decel., regardless of whether or not the clutch was disengaged.
I don't know how to describe the noise. It is, I think, most definitely from
the diff, but I know the diff is noisy in the spitfire. What is considered
normal? It's not so loud as to not be able to talk over it, but it sure is
annoying after a while, top up!
Thanks!
Brian Furgalus
(BTW- This list is the greatest thing since sliced bread! I happily read
people's stories. They're fun!)
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