SunnySpit Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Ref: http://forum.tssc.org.uk/index.php?/topic/2019-spitfire-1500-overdrive-sounds-like-nails-in-a-food-processor/ OK thanks. Good stuff. Pete - yes I've had the drum off as a shoe dragging was a possibility in my mind too. Not so. If the bearings are worn (observe that the car has <32k on the clock) would the noise be sometimes (very nasty) and nothing at all at other times? Clive, thanks, you're right. Not an OD concern anymore, this was a red herring. I'm in Petersfield. Anybody near Petersfield got a hub removal tool that my man can borrow? Conrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 so its back to a hub bearing zonal noise , odd that its intermittent ??? odd noises , steel wheels with a cracked nave drum screws holding wheel away from the drum face stone trapped between drum and back plate UJ hub bearings none explain why it goes quiet Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted February 27, 2017 Report Share Posted February 27, 2017 Rear bearings are not easy to diagnose when connected up. They are under so much tension. I know there is a hub remover in central Sussex..... Mileage may have little to do with it. The car is 40+ years old and if it has spent a long time sitting around, things start to go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnySpit Posted February 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2017 Central Sussex is close... can you elaborate Clive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 its the now it does it , and now it doesn't which is irregular and against the grain of a mechanical failure , these by nature start quietly and develop into a racket you cant switch them on or off at random still have the feeling this is a contact problem or a UJ . Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnySpit Posted March 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Yes, 'tis odd. Not least because when I need the noise to present itself to somebody the car purrs along sweetly. Gggggrrrr... I'm going to bite the bullet and take it in. I'll let you know what comes of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 1, 2017 Report Share Posted March 1, 2017 Mind you dont get taken for ride only to find it returns next week pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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