Thanks for the information Bob. I have seen most of the contents of your Web
page - it is a great resource. Body is great. Parts of the frame I could easily
see were fine. Your comments are greatly appreciated.
Keith R. Stewart
75 Camden Road
London, Ontario
N5X 2K2
Home: (519) 660-1916
E-Mail: keithstewart at execulink.com
On 2011-05-23, at 6:25 PM, Bob Danielson wrote:
> Most likely a cracked diff mount which is very common. Normally the right
> front one is the first to go. When mine went, my wife said it felt as if the
> noise was right under her seat. Usually an experienced welder can fix them
> with out too much trouble. About half way down this page
> (http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/DiffMounts.htm) you'll see the cracks in mine
> that caused the clunk........and I only found these after doing some serious
> work with a wire brush i.e. they don't have to be big obvious cracks to make
> noise. I ended up boxing in the front and rear to eliminate any future
> problems. The axle splines can also make a "similar" noise.
>
> There are far better reasons then a broken diff mount or noisy axle splines
> to run away from a TR6. I'd focus on frame rust, TA attachment points,
> tee-shirt area and body rust.
>
> Bob
>
>
> Bob Danielson
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
> 1975 TR6 with:
> Throttle Body Injection
> Toyota 5 Speed
> Nissan Diff & CVJs
>
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