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

Daniel Goldberg goldie at danielgoldberg.net
Mon Oct 31 12:08:39 EST 2005


I put fresh lube in the diff (abt. 2.5 quarts).  Besides the diff I renewed all of the clutch components.

My god, it would suck if there was a problem with this second differential.

Could it simply be a brake getting hung up?  Or a heater hose rubbing against an axle?  Stay tuned.

----- 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 11:56:01 -0500

> 
> 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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