-----Original Message-----
From: David Hill <David_J_Hill@email.msn.com>
To: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
Date: 15 July 1998 19:02
Subject: Re: Sound of u-joint failing?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: John Middlesworth <jape@email.unc.edu>
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Date: 15 July 1998 13:23
>Subject: Sound of u-joint failing?
>
>Trying this again-didn't show last time.
> Hi, John,
>
>I've had UJ failures several times on different cars. The only common
>denominator was the speed of the noise. Here's how it went......
>
>Spitfire IV-Clicking first, then metallic grunting at wheelspeed. Right
>drivehsaft UJ.
>Volvo 240 Estate-Much faster, deep metallic scraping. Rear prop UJ.
>Current 2.5PI Sedan-Strange, light metallic 'chittering' (best word I can
>think of), followed by clunking under heavy load. Ultimately, extremely
>heavy vibration which would come and go. Rear propshaft UJ, totally gone.
>
>
>As regards how long you can carry on driving, I would fix the UJ as soon as
>you've identified it as a problem.
>On an ex-works rally BMW, I was shown what had happened when the short rear
>propshaft front UJ had let go. Imagine a quick burst across the rear floor
>with a minigun and you'll get the picture. The back sections of both eat
had
>been SHREDDED. The occupants didn't quite get their a**es in a sling but
>they were very, very lucky.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dave Hill UK.
>
>
>>Is there a typical sound to alert one to a u-joint needing replacement on
>>an IRS car? (I'm of course not thinking of the driveshaft u-joints.)
>>Once you hear a warning, how far can you drive without endangering
>>yourself?
>>
>>John Middlesworth
>>1966 TR4A
>>
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