Bang, Clatter but nothing obvious
Discussion
I've ordered a UJ and will do that first, and check that big nut while I'm at it.
Then if its not sorted out I'll pull the drive shafts off and have a look at the CVs
If that still doesn't fix it I'll pull the diff to see what we find and change the bushes at the same time.
Thanks for your suggestions FFG, but everything on the exhaust side looks fine.
TBH, I would have thought with the noise its putting out that its not the UJ, because it would be in bits. But its the cheapest and easiest bit to sort out so I'll give it a go.
Then if its not sorted out I'll pull the drive shafts off and have a look at the CVs
If that still doesn't fix it I'll pull the diff to see what we find and change the bushes at the same time.
Thanks for your suggestions FFG, but everything on the exhaust side looks fine.
TBH, I would have thought with the noise its putting out that its not the UJ, because it would be in bits. But its the cheapest and easiest bit to sort out so I'll give it a go.
I pulled the OS drive shaft off yesterday ( with a little telephone support from a great guy some of you might remember called Seasider 
)
I didn't think there was anything wrong with the CV joints on this side so I pulled the other drive shaft off as a point of reference.
The NS CV bearings are quite dry and very shiny - unlike the OS which were covered in grease.
Proper melted chocolate consistency grease.
Am I the only one on here who loves the feel of thick grease
Sorry, I digress.
The NS CV joints are both a little 'clicky' when I shake them but not really as loose and obviously knackered as I thought I would find.
So I'm taking both to a BBQ this afternoon where 4 guys who know about cars can all offer their opinion.
I wonder how many of them will have their hands covered in grease before 5 mins is out
)I didn't think there was anything wrong with the CV joints on this side so I pulled the other drive shaft off as a point of reference.
The NS CV bearings are quite dry and very shiny - unlike the OS which were covered in grease.
Proper melted chocolate consistency grease.
Am I the only one on here who loves the feel of thick grease
Sorry, I digress.
The NS CV joints are both a little 'clicky' when I shake them but not really as loose and obviously knackered as I thought I would find.
So I'm taking both to a BBQ this afternoon where 4 guys who know about cars can all offer their opinion.
I wonder how many of them will have their hands covered in grease before 5 mins is out
Well this ruddy saga continues.
I've got enough to go on for now, so please don't tell me any more things that it could be or I'll go mad.
But suffice to say, I had to literally hammer both CVs off of the NS drive shaft - thats all put back together now with new CV joints/boots etc.
Last night I started dismantling the OS drive shaft CVs to re-grease them because they felt OK, until I took the boot off one and the bugger jams as it rotates.
This morning I've been trying to get that off the shaft and it won't come off either. I've tried a puller, heat, 4lb hammer and it won't shift.
I even hit my thumb with said 4lb hammer - presumably its a trick I've read and its stuck in my subconscious memory because I can't think why else I'd do something so bloody
It will come off, I guarantee that.
I'm not effing about with this any longer while the sun is melting the ruddy tarmac and my 'Summer' car is in bits in the garage.
This morning I ordered 2 more CVs and I'm off back to the garage now for a bit of anger management therapy with a hammer
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I've got enough to go on for now, so please don't tell me any more things that it could be or I'll go mad.
But suffice to say, I had to literally hammer both CVs off of the NS drive shaft - thats all put back together now with new CV joints/boots etc.
Last night I started dismantling the OS drive shaft CVs to re-grease them because they felt OK, until I took the boot off one and the bugger jams as it rotates.
This morning I've been trying to get that off the shaft and it won't come off either. I've tried a puller, heat, 4lb hammer and it won't shift.
I even hit my thumb with said 4lb hammer - presumably its a trick I've read and its stuck in my subconscious memory because I can't think why else I'd do something so bloody
It will come off, I guarantee that.
I'm not effing about with this any longer while the sun is melting the ruddy tarmac and my 'Summer' car is in bits in the garage.
This morning I ordered 2 more CVs and I'm off back to the garage now for a bit of anger management therapy with a hammer
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You know Rev, you're probably right 
Today I went out in the Landy and took a mate to the Land Rover Owner show in Peterborough. We had a great day out in the sunshine, eat pies & sausages and spent money on my favourite toy - the Landy.
On days like today I wonder if I'm cut out for TVR ownership.
Today I went out in the Landy and took a mate to the Land Rover Owner show in Peterborough. We had a great day out in the sunshine, eat pies & sausages and spent money on my favourite toy - the Landy.
On days like today I wonder if I'm cut out for TVR ownership.
And so the saga continues....
I've replaced all 4 CV joints and on the test run last night I still had a duff, duff, duff, duff noise which increases with speed, but which I discovered I can make go away by either depressing the clutch or feathering the throttle to reduce load.
Tonight I've pulled off the prop and both UJs are ok.
I would replace one, except the new one i bought from David Gerald is the wrong size !!
I forgot about that big nut, so I'll check that first thing in the morning.
Then I'll check the wheel bearings.
Is there any way at all I can check the diff?
The brackets look ok.
The only bit of good news in this so far is the CVs balls were knackered. The guys at work (I work for a bearing co.) inspected them under the electro microscope and told me the car had at some time had water in them and been stood for a while, corroding the balls. So they weren't much longer for this world.
I've replaced all 4 CV joints and on the test run last night I still had a duff, duff, duff, duff noise which increases with speed, but which I discovered I can make go away by either depressing the clutch or feathering the throttle to reduce load.
Tonight I've pulled off the prop and both UJs are ok.
I would replace one, except the new one i bought from David Gerald is the wrong size !!
I forgot about that big nut, so I'll check that first thing in the morning.
Then I'll check the wheel bearings.
Is there any way at all I can check the diff?
The brackets look ok.
The only bit of good news in this so far is the CVs balls were knackered. The guys at work (I work for a bearing co.) inspected them under the electro microscope and told me the car had at some time had water in them and been stood for a while, corroding the balls. So they weren't much longer for this world.
You might be right Graham.
I've ruled out CVs, prop UJ's and splines, wheel bearings, loose big nut and damaged diff brackets.
So yesterday we dropped the new oil out of the diff, which has done about 4 miles, and found shards of metal attached to the magnetic plug.
They are very shiny, so my guess is they are ball bits.
Time to drop the diff.
Is there an upgrade to the GKN unit or do i just have it rebuilt?
In a masochistic kind of way I think I'm enjoying this journey
I've ruled out CVs, prop UJ's and splines, wheel bearings, loose big nut and damaged diff brackets.
So yesterday we dropped the new oil out of the diff, which has done about 4 miles, and found shards of metal attached to the magnetic plug.
They are very shiny, so my guess is they are ball bits.
Time to drop the diff.
Is there an upgrade to the GKN unit or do i just have it rebuilt?
In a masochistic kind of way I think I'm enjoying this journey
Barreti said:
You might be right Graham.
I've ruled out CVs, prop UJ's and splines, wheel bearings, loose big nut and damaged diff brackets.
So yesterday we dropped the new oil out of the diff, which has done about 4 miles, and found shards of metal attached to the magnetic plug.
They are very shiny, so my guess is they are ball bits.
Time to drop the diff.
Is there an upgrade to the GKN unit or do i just have it rebuilt?
In a masochistic kind of way I think I'm enjoying this journey
Thats probably your problem as the magnet drain plug is not the lowest part of the diff (oil res wise) so god only knows how much shrapnel are near the input/front pinion bearing area, the pinion front and rear bearings are the hardest working bearings in the diff and its usually the front pinion bearing that fails 1st I've ruled out CVs, prop UJ's and splines, wheel bearings, loose big nut and damaged diff brackets.
So yesterday we dropped the new oil out of the diff, which has done about 4 miles, and found shards of metal attached to the magnetic plug.
They are very shiny, so my guess is they are ball bits.
Time to drop the diff.
Is there an upgrade to the GKN unit or do i just have it rebuilt?
In a masochistic kind of way I think I'm enjoying this journey
although if it as collapsed bad enough that can be detected with up & down movement of the input flange and oil loss from the same area along with a graveley/growling/marbles sound 
keeps us updated Ian 
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