Re: [Spits] rear end troubles

2008-06-20 Thread Greg Rowe
The clicking noise may be the u-joints even though they are new. It's very common. Either the circlips are too thin or the flanges have become slightly spread open over years of use and the u-joint moves slightly back and forth as the axle turns causing that distinctive clicking. The solution is

Re: [Spits] rear end troubles

2008-06-20 Thread Jim Muller
On 20 Jun 2008 at 17:08, Henry Stike wrote: > You can see the axles are not turning perfectly around, but out of concentric > some. Are you sure the u-joint flanges fit properly into the mounting plates on the diff? Note, the four bolts form a rectangle, but not a square, so they shouldn'

[Spits] rear end troubles

2008-06-20 Thread Henry Stike
Hello one and all.. Since replacing the rear wheel bearings, we noticed a clicking sound in the rear So, we jacked spitty up and removed rear tires.. Trying to figure out what the noise could be, even thought new U-joints were used... What took us by surprise is the axles seem to