[NoVa-Corvairs] misc.

[daniel@danielgoldberg.net]

Seems like a simple and reasonable explanation.  If a lugnut fell off, conceiveably road noise would mask the sound of it rattling around between the rim and the hubcap.  I'll pry off the hubcap when I get home to investigate.
Other
ideas?
daniel
 

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Subject: Re: [NoVa-Corvairs] misc.

From: "Andrew Sorensen via Novacc-list" <novacc-list at corvair.org>

Date: Fri, October 31, 2014 7:41 am

To: "Northern Va Corvair Club" <novacc-list at corvair.org>

"daniel at danielgoldberg.net" <goldie at danielgoldberg.net>

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> Hello,

>

> In responce to the shuttering, my truck experienced the same effect. It was

> rhythmic as well. The problem was my truck had proceded to fling all the

> lug nuts off of one the rear wheels. It was not noticable at slow speeds,

> around town, but at high speeds it was scary (I must make it known that I

> did not notice the loss of the nuts). I only learned of the loss of the

> nuts when the truck had the disagreeing tire launch its self from the truck

> while going down the highway. You may have a loose tire which is resonating

> at the high speeds. Or a missing wheel weight.

>

> Just my two cents.

>

> Andrew

> On Oct 30, 2014 9:28 PM, "daniel--- via Novacc-list" <

> novacc-list at corvair.org> wrote:

>

>> Hey.

>>

>> After I installed stock muffler hangers a few weeks back, my Corvair began

>> to leak massive amounts of oil from the left side. Unfortunately, I

>> couldn't tend to it immediately due to work commitments, but it seemed as

>> though the leak was coming from the oil cooler, which has to be removed in

>> order to fit the left hanger.

>>

>> Yesterday I got in there and actually made the massive oil leak downright

>> catastrophic by reversing the seals. I was under a mistaken belief that I

>> had put the seals in backwards because one side had a ridge. However, as

>> Bryan told me the seals are actually straight-cut cylinders which develop a

>> ridge over time. Happily, I had ordered new seals; after digging them out I

>> found that, sure enough, they were straight-cut cylinders.

>>

>> Today I installed the new seals and the engine seems oil-tight. The new

>> seals were at least twice as long as the old ones, meaning that the old

>> ones had become compressed with age and just weren't getting the job done

>> anymore after I had disturbed them.

>>

>> Anyway, a different problem is making itself known and I need help with a

>> diagnosis. Every now and again when I'm going at highway speeds I can feel

>> a juddering coming from the rear of the car -- possibly the right rear, but

>> definitely the rear. Hitting the brake makes it worse, although the car

>> does slow down. Frankly, it's unnerving because it feels as if the whole

>> car is going to shake itself apart. The juddering doesn't occur on city

>> streets where I'm not going as fast. No noise accompanies the juddering

>> although the feeling is somewhat rhythmic.

>>

>> Thoughts?

>>

>> daniel

>>

>> >

>>

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