<VV> Bad Noises!!

[jryall at juno.com]

>From your description, I would suspect a broken spider gear in the diff.

John Ryall

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:03:16 -0700 "Jim Bannister"
<jimster1 at earthlink.net> writes:
> I'm calling on the differential experts for a little remote trouble
> shooting.  While happily driving my '66 Turbovert, I noticed some 
> weird
> noises coming from the rear end (I think).  I was parked and when I 
> tried to
> back up, there were a couple of loud bang-clank sounds accompanied 
> by a
> kinda lurch or jerk.  I pulled back into the parking place and took 
> a quick
> peek under the back, checking half-shafts etc.  Everything looked 
> ok.  I
> decided to try driving home, nothing unusual occurred, engine good, 
> trans
> good and no more weirdness.  As I pulled into our driveway, I had a 
> bit of
> coast and then power, in other words a bit of slack followed by 
> power and
> there was another clang and you could feel a kind of "hit".  I feels 
> sort of
> like something is stripped, slips and then catches again.  I'll do a 
> more
> complete look-see tomorrow in daylight. Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks in Advance.
> 
> Jim B.
> 
> '66 turbovert (now hurtin")