I'm such an idiot!
I have at least one bad spline ... which was exagerated by the knock-off not
being as tight as it should have been. The pinion still has just as much
play but not as much clunk.
Robert D.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ajhsys@aol.com <Ajhsys@aol.com>
To: RobertDuquette@sympatico.ca <RobertDuquette@sympatico.ca>;
spridgets@autox.team.net <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: July 2, 1999 11:08 AM
Subject: Re: LBC clunker
>In a message dated 7/1/99 10:53:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca writes:
>
><< Am I looking at axles or the diff? (Is there anything adjustable in
>there?)
> It seems to be getting worse at a quicker rate. At first, I thought it
was
> the wire wheel splines but I couldn't prove it. >>
>
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>Have you discounted the splines as the problem? You can easily check them
by
>jacking up the rear, putting the hand brake on tightly (or have someone
mash
>the brake pedal), and then try to turn rotate the wheel. If it moves, but
>the hub doesn't, you either have bad splines or loose wires. You can
>probably see which it is by seeing what is moving. If all is tight, the
>problem is elsewhere.
>
>(been there, done that...a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. My
TR4A
>had bad splines back in 1970.)
>
>Allen Hefner
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
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