Jim, I had something very similar happen to me. It was a SLIGHTLY loose bolt
on
the lever shock. When examined on jack stands, the torque from the springs and
the
rubber stop made the bolt seem tight. I was doing something else and loosened
the shock
link and found the shock loose. I replaced the bolts with longer ones and
added jam nylock nuts.
No problems yet.
-Tony
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>From: "Jim Altman" <jaltman@altlaw.com>
Subject: RE: TR6 gearbox cover
First thing I'd is ohm out the switch circuit from up at the relay and
observe the behavior of the circuit as you switch gears. Check the operation
of the relay too. This will tell you if the problem is 1) electrical; 2)at
the gearbox or not; and, 3) avoid a possibly unnecessary interior removal.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/metro/jaltman.html 69-TR6 76-TR7 80-TR8 W4UCK
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 09:04:02 -0400
From: Iam MacLeod <canada@voyageronline.net>
Subject: Intermittent noise
The recent thread on hubs reminded me of a problem I've been meaning to ask
about.
On my '76 TR6, I hear a clunk from under the car and at the rear under
certain very specific conditions. When backing out of my garage, I have to
sharply turn the wheels to the left to negotiate a sharp turn in the
driveway. The driveway has a fairly steep and abrupt rise at this point
that causes the left rear road spring to compress for a moment. Usually, in
the midst of or just after this maneuver, I hear the clunk. The only other
time I've heard it was on the road last week, when I let the clutch out
faster than normal to brake at a stoplight.
Things I believe are not causing this: the diff mounts (they're new); the
clutch or tranny (all components were new to this car 6 months ago when I
installed an OD tranny and the problem existed with the old gear); the
half-shaft splines (they looked to be like new when I had the trailing arms
off and are well greased); the road springs (no signs of binding or wear).
The car is running TRF's too-high HD springs, Goodparts nylatron bushings
and new Apple HD shocks.
Before I put it back up on stands, I just wanted to see if anyone had any
thoughts.
Thanks.
Ian
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