11-07-2020, 08:58 AM
Thank you for your replies.
There seems to be little wear in the the joint and I can’t find any tell tails that that the prop shaft is touching anything. It is a Carden/Fabric joint set up all looking good.
So I think that what prompted my question has confirmed my fears that there are problems in the axle.
Apart from the general noise there is occasionally a regular very firm mechanical vibration/ almost knocking which I think is on left-hand bends particularly. Also, going from first to reverse and vice versa there is a lot of play before drive is taken up.
This has all become apparent and worsened since my first, hard driven, 70 miles yesterday. This was expressly to expose problems which it seems to have done! At least my clutch repair is ok!
I’ll have a bit more of a poke around today but I think I am going to have to drop the axle. “What then” I ask myself since from what I read, work involving the crown wheel etc is for a professional.
Anyway thank you all again.....if anyone can make sense of what I have just written and has any further comments they would be welcome.
Brian.
There seems to be little wear in the the joint and I can’t find any tell tails that that the prop shaft is touching anything. It is a Carden/Fabric joint set up all looking good.
So I think that what prompted my question has confirmed my fears that there are problems in the axle.
Apart from the general noise there is occasionally a regular very firm mechanical vibration/ almost knocking which I think is on left-hand bends particularly. Also, going from first to reverse and vice versa there is a lot of play before drive is taken up.
This has all become apparent and worsened since my first, hard driven, 70 miles yesterday. This was expressly to expose problems which it seems to have done! At least my clutch repair is ok!
I’ll have a bit more of a poke around today but I think I am going to have to drop the axle. “What then” I ask myself since from what I read, work involving the crown wheel etc is for a professional.
Anyway thank you all again.....if anyone can make sense of what I have just written and has any further comments they would be welcome.
Brian.
Brian Rosevear