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U joints OK? Splined half shafts lubricated and in good shape?
Might not be the brakes. Today's ignition failure turned out to be a fuel
pump that lasted 9 miles.
On Fri, Nov 4, 2022, 18:00 Rochlin Robert <rrochlin@comcast.net> wrote:
> Hi List,
> I=E2=80=99m getting the weeds with the rear brakes of my TR6. Wh=
en I
> lightly apply the brakes I get metallic clunk. If I repeatedly apply th=
e
> brakes lightly the clunk gets more pronounced. I=E2=80=99ve carefully R a=
nd R'd
> them including new shoes. The brakes are also well adjusted. My thought =
is
> that the noise is the brake piston engaging the shoe on the =E2=80=9Cfixe=
d side=E2=80=9D of
> the brake piston. It may have been there before I noticed it, but now th=
at
> I notice it I=E2=80=99m thinking there may be some way to eliminate the n=
oise I=E2=80=99ve
> not come to yet. It also may be that, as we said back in the day at Rocky=
=E2=80=99s
> Service Station =E2=80=9C don=E2=80=99t worry about it, they all do that=
=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D Other than that
> the car has been great driving this summer. After much looking I wasn=E2=
=80=99t
> able to find a tire shop that could properly balance my wires, but one sh=
op
> got them close enough to enjoy the car. The hub on the drive wheel was
> worn and when I went to one chain tire store to swap over the new spare f=
or
> the worn tire I was told that company policy was they would not mount /
> dismount a tire more than 5 years old - never heard that one before. Back
> at Rocky=E2=80=99s we=E2=80=99d work on anything.
> I hope you all have some happy Fall motoring. Yikes, daylight
> savings ends tonight. I have to read Chris=E2=80=99s headlight post agai=
n.
> Best,
> Bob
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<div dir=3D"auto">U joints OK?=C2=A0 Splined half shafts lubricated and in =
good shape?<div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Might not be the b=
rakes.=C2=A0 Today's ignition failure turned out to be a fuel pump that=
lasted 9 miles.=C2=A0=C2=A0</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div=
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 4, 2022, 18:00 Rochlin Robert=
<<a href=3D"mailto:rrochlin@comcast.net";>rrochlin@comcast.net</a>> w=
rote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex=
;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi List,<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I=E2=80=99m getting the weeds with the rear bra=
kes of my TR6.=C2=A0 When I lightly apply the brakes I get metallic clunk.=
=C2=A0 =C2=A0If I repeatedly apply the brakes lightly the clunk gets more p=
ronounced. I=E2=80=99ve carefully R and R'd them including new shoes.=
=C2=A0 The brakes are also well adjusted. My thought is that the noise is t=
he brake piston engaging the shoe on the =E2=80=9Cfixed side=E2=80=9D of th=
e brake piston.=C2=A0 It may have been there before I noticed it, but now t=
hat I notice it I=E2=80=99m thinking there may be some way to eliminate the=
noise I=E2=80=99ve not come to yet. It also may be that, as we said back i=
n the day at Rocky=E2=80=99s Service Station =E2=80=9C don=E2=80=99t worry =
about it, they all do that=E2=80=A6=E2=80=9D=C2=A0 Other than that the car =
has been great driving this summer. After much looking I wasn=E2=80=99t abl=
e to find a tire shop that could properly balance my wires, but one shop go=
t them close enough to enjoy the car.=C2=A0 The hub on the drive wheel was =
worn and when I went to one chain tire store to swap over the new spare for=
the worn tire I was told that company policy was they would not mount / di=
smount a tire more than 5 years old - never heard that one before. Back at =
Rocky=E2=80=99s we=E2=80=99d work on anything.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I hope you all have some happy Fall motoring.=
=C2=A0 Yikes, daylight savings ends tonight.=C2=A0 I have to read Chris=E2=
=80=99s headlight post again.<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Best,<br>
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Bob<br>
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