Re: Diagnostic Help Requested from Good Ears...

[Bob Kinker <robertkinker@xxxxxxx>]

First thing that I thought was a U-Joint also.
Bob Kinker
64 Belvedere & Fury
64 Imperial Crown Coupe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Allen Sullivant" <dart440@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 6:56 PM
Subject: Diagnostic Help Requested from Good Ears...


>
> Gents (and Gals),
>
> I'm in need of some diagnostic help on a noise my Dart is
> making.
>
> When in reverse, and to a lesser degree in a forward gears,
> the old gal has taken to emitting a dry, rasping, rubbing noise,
> sort of a "scree  -- scree -- scree".  The higher the speed in
> reverse, the faster to noise.  It's been doing this a while now,
> and just today has been joined by a clattering noise (similar
> to rocks in a wheel cover or holding a twig in the fan blades
> with the engine running) when coasting/slowing to a stop.
> The source of the noise is really hard to pin down.  Just from
> somewhere under the car.
>
> The brakes feel fine.  Tranny fluid is good.  No obvious leaks
> around wheel cylinders or of tranny fluid.
>
> Now, here's the interesting part:  when I slip the car into neutral
> while still rolling backwards or forwards all the noises stop.
>
> I'm thinking this:  U-joint.
>
> Opinions?
>
> Thanks,
> Allen Sullivant
> Brentwood, Tenn.
> 62 Dart 440 See-dan
> dart440@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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