Many thanks on this, Bud! I have the same noise in my 68 Midget and
had not got as far as checking every possibility yet. I would not have
thought of the pinion gear nut but will now....
Cheers!!
Jim - Midget in Dodge City
On 4/16/06, Bud Pazur <bpazur@excel.net> wrote:
> My street Bugeye had developed a nasty 'klunk' emanating from th rear when
> ever I started off in 1st gear or backed up. I checked all the usual suspects
> (loose U-joint bolts, suspension bolts) - nothing. Then I looked in the
> differential/axle troubleshooting section of my Haynes - it mentioned a loose
> pinion gear nut as a possible culprit. So I put a socket wrench on it, and
> found it not very tight. Then I noticed it was supposed to be torqued to 140
> ft-lb! So with a pipe wrench and a torque wrench I got it torqued to 140
> ft-lb. No more klunk! Makes me feel good when I actually fix something. Just
> wanted to pass this along, in case it helps someone.
>
>
> Bud
>
> Whitey - 1275 Street Bugeye
> Redd - 948 Race Bugeye
> SilverStreak - 1275 Race Sprite
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> "The Buddha... resides as comfortably in the gears of a...transmission as he
> does in the petals of a flower"
>
> - Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
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