For you UK guys, are you sure it's not the sound of the car folding in half as it dissolves?
Bill Cardell Owner, Flyin' Miata Www.flyinmiata.com 1-800-FLY-MX5s 970-464-5600 On May 28, 2012, at 4:52 PM, "Stephen Rigley" <[email protected]> wrote: > On my bushes, its the ends rubbing, so a squirt of silicone lube down the > side of them usually does it for a few months. > > On May 28, 2012 11:47 p.m., "Glenn Johnson" <[email protected]> > wrote: > Stephen - Yeah - I do have poly bushes all round...don't remember seeing a > lubrication holes - how did you lubricate? > > Ray - by CV joints do you mean those in the half shafts or the prop shaft, or > both? Should I expect to hear the noise with the rear of the car on axel > stands and running it in gear? > > Thanks, > > Glenn > > From: Stephen Rigley [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 28 May 2012 22:24 > To: Glenn Johnson > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Under-Car Creaking on Moving Off > > Do you have polybushes? Mine have start to bind/creak when they need some > lubing. > > > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 8:06 PM, Glenn Johnson <[email protected]> > wrote: > Thanks for the replies folks. > > Ken - I did replace the front sway bar mounts a few years ago after the > original ones cracked, and did check them a couple of months back when > servicing the car, and the noise does precede that check. > > Lee - I think I will do that just in case as it is the cheapest option and I > have had to do that before. > > Ray - the noise is when moving off forward or reverse. > > But after a bit more analysis this evening I think it might be something more > sinister. The noise is actually two or three creaks, it happens every time I > pull off (forward or backward), and generally when I come to a halt > disengaging the clutch as I do so, but only very occasionally when the car is > rolling in neutral and I stop it with the foot brake... Also, I can feel it > through the gear stick... > > Any more thoughts? > > Glenn > > From: Ray [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 26 May 2012 01:18 > To: Glenn Johnson; [email protected] > Subject: Re: Under-Car Creaking on Moving Off > > Same when reversing? > > From: Glenn Johnson > Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 12:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Under-Car Creaking on Moving Off > > Hi folks, > > Now it's finally warm enough to have the top down I've noticed quite a loud > "creaking" coming from under the car whilst pulling off (imagine sitting down > onto a old wooden chair). The noise isn't in the car (i.e. clutch pedal) and > there is also a bit of it from 1st to 2nd, but beyond this too much wind/road > noise to hear it. > > I can't get any noise from bouncing any of the corners of the car. > > Could it be engine or diff mounts, something inside the gearbox diff or diff? > > Any thoughts or tests I could do to isolate it? > > Car is a '97 FMII with a regular 5-speed and torsen diff, done 121k miles. > > BTW, still have both intake and exhaust cam advanced by about 14' (due to a > crank pulley misalignment when changing the water pump) and am enjoying the > late but more explosive power delivery! > > Glenn > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > > _______________________________________________ > Miatapower mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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