03-12-2022, 02:24 PM
Bends to the right are silent, bends to the left something goes clunk clunk clunk clunk.
After diagnosing faults on cars for nearly sixty years I thought I was quite good at it. But I'm not sure now.
1934 Ruby with everything carefully re-built and it was back on the road two years ago. Driven just over 2,000 miles since.
A few days ago it started with a gentle clunk clunk clunk clunk but only on left bends and junctions. Jacked it up and tried the front wheel bearings... noise seems to come from drivers front wheel. Everything seemed ok.
Took it out today and bends to the left are quite frightening. A loud CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK.
Driving past my assistant standing at the roadside she suggested the noise was at the back. Jacked it up at the roadside, back wheels removed, the big nuts were not loose. Puzzled!
The noise speeds up with road speed. It makes the noise with power on, but also freewheeling. And it now sounds BAD. I nearly called for a recovery truck but drove it the 3 miles home, going very slowly. Even slower round left hand bends.
Could it be the propshaft catching on something? but how is that affected by the steering???
After diagnosing faults on cars for nearly sixty years I thought I was quite good at it. But I'm not sure now.
1934 Ruby with everything carefully re-built and it was back on the road two years ago. Driven just over 2,000 miles since.
A few days ago it started with a gentle clunk clunk clunk clunk but only on left bends and junctions. Jacked it up and tried the front wheel bearings... noise seems to come from drivers front wheel. Everything seemed ok.
Took it out today and bends to the left are quite frightening. A loud CLUNK CLUNK CLUNK.
Driving past my assistant standing at the roadside she suggested the noise was at the back. Jacked it up at the roadside, back wheels removed, the big nuts were not loose. Puzzled!
The noise speeds up with road speed. It makes the noise with power on, but also freewheeling. And it now sounds BAD. I nearly called for a recovery truck but drove it the 3 miles home, going very slowly. Even slower round left hand bends.
Could it be the propshaft catching on something? but how is that affected by the steering???