[tcb] Re: Chuck wants to know
- From: singlecabboy <sealingwaxred@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 09:34:07 -0700 (PDT)
Thanx, Sammie and all for the advise, I too think it
is in the braring area , but like you said gotta get
someone with the time around here to look at it , one
other thing , there is grease type marking on the
front wheels after i make a run in it , Not sure what
causes something like that?
--- Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Paul's problem is one of those elusive things you
> just have to keep looking
> for, or simply wait till it breaks. Had a similar,
> though I don't think
> its his problem, with my 65 Westy. Ran great, drove
> like new, but on the
> way home from the very first bus camp out at Belton
> running about 60 it
> made a "chunking" noise from the drive train and
> vibrated. I shut the
> engine down immediately and began coasting. Sounded
> just like a rear break
> drum just about to strip out the splines. After
> stopping I started back
> up and drove slowly the rest of the way home. Never
> made another
> noise. Checked both rear drums. Fine, no problem.
> OK, I'm lost; what is
> it? Next trip was to Longview, about 150 miles
> round trip. Half way back
> home it makes the same noise and vibration again.
> Loose flywheel, broken
> pressure plate, redux box about to let go? I don't
> know. Never did it
> again. Had a slight rear main seal leak, so at the
> first opportunity, time
> permitting I'm going to pull the engine, examine the
> flywheel, clutch, etc
> and replace the main seal. Pull the pressure plate
> and it looks
> fine. Examine the clutch disc. Found the problem.
> Center of clutch disc,
> not the lining, on this particular type of clutch
> plate had become worn
> where it was attached with rivets. Apparently it
> would occasionally decide
> to jump around and rattle. It was about to break,
> and if it had I would
> have known for certain. Replaced the clutch disc,
> problem solved.
>
> Have talked to Paul about possible problems. The
> possibility of bad wheel
> bearings sounds the most plausible. Maybe adjusted
> too tight and heating
> up? How bout letting some really good VW mechanic
> drive it while it's
> doing its thing? Other wise we can only speculate,
> or wait till it breaks.
> Sammie
>
>
>
> At 10:38 AM 9/19/2005, you wrote:
> >My brother in law, the ex VW mechanic, wants to
> know if we found the
> >problem with Paul's Zone. I still think it is a bad
> tire or a lost balance
> >eight on the passenger side. Chuck thought up
> something gruesome, a loose
> >flywheel.
>
>
>
>
Paul Smith
www.23window.com/thezone
H.B.B
T.C.B.
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