Worn hubs and/or wheels can cause a variety of noise including the one you
describe. When fitted without the wingnut there should be very little play
when you rock it backwards and forwards.
Larry Miller
----- Original Message -----
From <wizardz at toad.net>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2000 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: Rear end clonk - What the $#% has happened to this thread!
> It's amazing how this thread has gone WAY off the deep end
>
> ....back to the QUESTION... the clonk ... clunk... cloink clump...
> whatever... could the wire wheel splines be source of the
> sound as it really only seems to do it after changing from
> accelerating or cruising, over to hard braking.
> or reversing and forwarding again.
> ...OR should I continue to look at opening up the pumpkin
> and replacing the pinion thrust washers and carrier thrust
washers/spacers?
>
> Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com (new
> format)
> OBie - '73 BGT - daily driver
> Punkin' - '78 Spitfire - corner ripping screamer
> Lil' Greenee - '73 RWA Midget - lady killer
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Maclean <macleans@earthlink.net>
> To: RMerid7682@aol.com <RMerid7682@aol.com>
> Cc: JustBrits@aol.com <JustBrits@aol.com>; spridgets@autox.team.net
> <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Saturday, April 22, 2000 1:59 AM
> Subject: Re: Rear end clonk
>
>
> >The #4 size Posidrive bit does not fit the door screws. The #4 will fit
> the
> >Posidrive replacement screws that Victoria British typically supplys for
> the
> >windshield pillars(the large ones and the 6 small ones) of the early
cars.
> VB
> >actually replaces most of the machine screws we use with Posidrive
screws.
> All of
> >the door hinge screws, windshield pillar screws and other screws for
> similar
> >purposes are supplied by VB as Posidrive. I had actually used the VB
> replacements
> >for my Bugeye until I had some original screws re-zinc plated. By the way
> the
> >original screws were supplied by someone on this list. The list comes
> through
> >again! By the way the original screws for the pillars take a #4 Phillips
> head
> >screwdriver that I bought at Sears.
> >Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
> >
> >
> >RMerid7682@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> In a message dated 4/20/00 6:11:11 PM Central Daylight Time, JustBrits
> writes:
> >>
> >> << And $5 says that the #4 which is what the door hinge screws are is
the
> one
> >> (oops) left out!! >>
> >>
> >> No wagers Ed. Had to get up the energy to go look. #4 is the one that
> isn't
> >> included. But for most of the jobs we do, they work.
> >>
> >> Roger
> >
>
>
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