Sure would. Sometimes you'll hear it when you hit the brakes too. Check
the splines and wheels right away. If the splines get bad enough,
they'll spin inside the wheel and I'm not talking about on acceleration,
you'll have no brakes.
Dave
Jim Johnson wrote:
> Now that my Midget is back on the road, I have re-evaluated my KLUNK
> noise. It happens in all gears when I back off of the gas and then
> accelerate. What about worn splines on the wire wheel hubs? Wouldn't
> that produce such a noise??
>
> Cheers!!
> Jim - Midget in Dodge City
>
> On 4/17/06, Jim Johnson <bmwwxman@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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.
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