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> From: Phillip [mailto:metaz76@earthlink.net]
>
> now I am not sure if the u-joints are the
> problem. I have been
> getting the ticking noise from the rear end that changes with
> speed. But
> when I got under the car yesterday they seemed like they were
> all tight.
Hi Phillip,
It's quite normal to hear a clicking from the UJ long before it can
be felt by manually moving the joint - if you can actually feel any movement
or roughness by hand then your joints are close to self destruction.
Spitfire driveshaft UJs must always be set tight, any slack should be taken
up with oversize (thickness) circlips. As others have said, ovality in the
yokes must be attended to by replacement.
Cheers,
Bill.
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