[NoVa-Corvairs] Part needed, news, 67 vert for sale

[Bryan Blackwell]

Have you checked the gear lube since you put it together?  What you're 
describing sounds like gear whine from the ring and pinion.  Did you 
change anything besides the diff?  That would rather narrow down the 
possibilities.

--Bryan

On Oct 31, 2005, at 11:31 AM, Daniel Goldberg wrote:

> Bryan,
>
> You're asking me to describe the indescribable.
>
> Lessee ...
>
> 1) sound manifests itself when car is slowing down
>
> 2) doesn't matter whether or not the car is in gear
>
> 3) doesn't matter whether or not the brakes are being applied
>
> 4) sound tended to get louder the more I drove the car
>
> 5) As for the sound, try to imagine stopping the forward motion of a 
> conveyor belt with your hands. You hear the motor of the conveyor belt 
> slowing due to the friction.
>
> What a stupid description.
>
> daniel
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bryan Blackwell" <bryan at skiblack.com>
> To: "Northern Va Corvair Club" <novacc-list at corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] Part needed, news, 67 vert for sale
> Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 11:17:08 -0500
>
>>
>> Typically it's a "clunk" when getting on or off the gas - you hear the
>> trunnion hit the cap.  Maybe some more detail on the sound would help 
>> us
>> figure it out:
>>
>>   - constant noise on decel?
>>   - brakes applied?
>>   - sound present in a particular gear?
>>   - in neutral?
>>
>> --Bryan
>>
>> On Oct 30, 2005, at 6:50 PM, Daniel Goldberg wrote:
>>
>>> So my 'Vair is back on the road, although it's making an 
>>> indescribable noise
>>> when it slows down.  What does it sound like when u-joints go bad?
>>
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