RE: Diagnostic Help Requested from Good Ears...

["Wood, Robyn ITC (ITSCFE)" <Wood.Robyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Allen,
	I had a problem with my '72 Road Runner that sounds like it was
almost the same thing.  I had a fairly wide drag loop installed (in place
when I bought the car), and due to tired motor mounts and a partially broken
trans mount allowed the drive shaft to come in contact with the top inside
mounting point.  This only happened occasionally (seemed to mostly appear
when my wife drove by herself.. :) )  Due to where it was rubbing made it
difficult to visually identify.  Only had the problem when there was a load
on the drive train (i.e. not in neutral).

Robyn Wood
'64 NY Wagon 4x2

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Allen Sullivant [mailto:dart440@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent:	Tuesday, March 23, 2004 8:56 AM
To:	1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
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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