Sheesh!
Now you have to have a table saw to keep these things going!! Only a
carpenter to the stars!! Or is that Carpenter to the cars???
Paul
PAsgeirsson@juno.com
On Fri, 06 Aug 1999 12:27:21 -0400 Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
writes:
>Kroyell@aol.com wrote:
>
>> What level of noise is normal?
>
>Most Spridget rears howl a bit. They originally came straight off the
>farm tractor and high speeds were not considered back then.
>The 3.9s and 3.77s are considerably more quiet then the 4.2.
>Swaping out the pumpkin is not a bad jod, pull the axles out a bit,
>undo
>the drive shaft, unbolt the diff and make the swap.
>
>I do have a "we tight" fix for noisy diffs though.
>If it is noisey and you do not want to have it rebuilt, fill it with
>cedar saw dust.
>Yup! sawdust will quiet it right down and will not hurt it (much) over
>the next 10 years or so.
>Use cedar because it is a high oil content wood, NOT chips, just
>sawdust
>mixed with new gear oil.
>I did this years ago and that Sprite is still around and no diff noise
>yet. The new owner knew about the sawdust and I did give him a spare
>diff if he ever wanted to change it. Last time I saw him he said it
>was
>fine. I sold that Sprite back in 89 and it had sawdust in the rear for
>a
>few years before I sold it. He has never changed the oil either.
>
>The sawdust is soft enough to not do any damage, thick enough to make
>things quiet, and a whole lot cheaper then a new ring and pinion.
>Hey if it's shot, what do you have to loose except a couple bucks for
>a
>cedar board you have to cut up.
>
>
>
>
>--
>Frank Clarici
>Toms River, NJ
>Bugeye Sprite
>67 Sprite
>59 A40
>http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
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