I dove in this afternoon to see What the dammage was. Here is what I found:
1) Rear-end was low on oil due to a leak around the cover gasket.
2) An item in the exact center of the rear-end called a "button" is split in
half. I dont know when it happened, how it happened or even if it may have
happened before i bought the car. It's not falling out and it seems to be
doing it's job still....hum...Go Figure!
3) After it was all put back together, I found the noise! The rear portion
of the drive line was loose. I knew i should never have opened the
rear-end!!!
NOW I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION..... Is the "Button" a load bearing item that
should be replaced NOW, or can it be driven normally without concern?
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>From: Andrew Mace <amace@unix2.nysed.gov>
>To: RANDALL ADAMS <radams@ArkansasUSA.com>
>Cc: Triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: TR3A Noise in rear-end
>Date: Tue, Aug 24, 1999, 9:31 AM
>
> On Tue, 24 Aug 1999, RANDALL ADAMS wrote:
>
>> Sigh..... Just when I thought things werre ok. Wen I down-shift I have
>> started hearing a groan noise fron the rear-end. I havn't heard it on
>> acceleration or normal driving, only on deceleration. Has anyone out there
>> had this problem before?
>
> Driveshaft u-joint on the way out, perhaps? Just a thought....
>
> --Andy
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