Jeff Wagner writes:
> Thanks to those who responded about my TR6's knocking sounds in the
> rear. I climbed under and checked the U-joints and differential
> mounts for signs of failure, but I didn't see anything obvious. I'm
> thinking I'll go ahead and change out the U-joints just so I know
> that they're good.
> My question is, what does the differential mount failure look like?
> Is it the bolt that breaks or the metal bracket? Is it real obvious,
> and if not, is there a way to determine for sure that it is good or bad?
> I don't know what work the PO did in this area.
I find myself in much the same position, although my sound is very much like a
"click" rather than a "clunk." I looked really well underneath the car, but
couldn't find anything. Yes, I put the car way up on jackstands (the 2
ton-type, if you really need to know), went under there with my 200W lamp, and
looked, probed, pulled, twisted, and bonked. I didn't find more than 1/16" of
play in any of the U-joints, or on the diff mounts. On the other hand, it's
pretty hard, even with all I did, to *see* the diff mounts.
Any other suggestions? Anybody with more experience in New England want to
visit and take a look?
--ken
PS: I don't know what it is, but I get a little unsettled while being under
the rear end of the TR6 in a way that I never do under the engine... Anybody
else notice this wierd kind of claustrophobia?
Kenneth B. Streeter | EMAIL: streeter@sanders.com
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