like a "stone crush"
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like a "stone crush"
1971 coupe 4 speed...something sounds real awful when i step on it?? i thought it was from the rear,so i mounted a cam, (like the video about the bad c-clip here on the forum) gassed turned and braked,but i couldnt see any thing wrong.. mono spring,strutrods,half shalfs seems ok.. oils is ok. no heavy leaks.,but the output shalf(gearbox) is backlash? 0,079 in (2 mm) i can not make black lines at all, then it sounds like sprockets are skipping.. joints are ok.. any idea,someone, kjell
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It's hard to understand what you are describing but it could be a problem with the rear end. I had a situation once where the ring gear bolts loosened to the point where eventually one or more sheared and blew a hole through the rear end cover.
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1971 coupe 4 speed...something sounds real awful when i step on it?? i thought it was from the rear,so i mounted a cam, (like the video about the bad c-clip here on the forum) gassed turned and braked,but i couldnt see any thing wrong.. mono spring,strutrods,half shalfs seems ok.. oils is ok. no heavy leaks.,but the output shalf(gearbox) is backlash? 0,079 in (2 mm) i can not make black lines at all, then it sounds like sprockets are skipping.. joints are ok.. any idea,someone, kjellA bad motor mount will allow the fan to hit the shroud.
Both make some really nasty noises with hard acceleration without leaving obvious evidence.
