Is it a Positraction? When they get low on Posi Lube, they can make weird, clanky noises, especially when cornering.
Steve On 5/9/04 7:43 PM, "J. Brady" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Friends, your expertise is needed once more- I've > been driving my '66 and of course enjoying the ride.. > But Thursday night, while driving the car home, I > started hearing a banging sound from the rear of the > car- It's not a constant sound, it only seems to > sound like it happens when I make some turns or go > over bad bumps. The sound is coming from the > rear-right section of the car, and really the only > things I haven't replaced in the car to date are: > > 1. the rear control arm bushings > 2. the rear u-joints > 3. the rear itself > > Can anyone tell me what a common indicator would be > that the rear is going? Again, it's not constant, > moreso over bad bumps than anything- It also seems to > occur every now and again while I'm coming to a stop > and the PG transmission is downshifting from 2nd gear > to 1st. But, I'm sure that the rear itself is due for > a swap out as well, considering I'm running a 300+HP > 327 in her, when she only came w/a 283. > > Any suggestions at all would be helpful. I'm just > trying to troubleshoot now so I'm not broke down on > the side of the road one day in the near future 8^] > > Thanks, > > Jim > '66 Malibu > '59 Corvette > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Win a $20,000 Career Makeover at Yahoo! HotJobs > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/careermakeover >
