Bang, Clatter but nothing obvious

Bang, Clatter but nothing obvious

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Barreti

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6,680 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Hi chaps,

Out for a run in the Griff this morning and very near home I pulled away from lights to hear a bang and a lot of clattering.
I took it gently for the last mile to home but it was clattering like buggery under load and it sounds like its from the back end.
The engine is running OK.

The exhaust is off and the back wheels in the air but I can't find anything wrong with the prop or the drive shafts by just pulling and turning them.

After lunch I'll try starting it and make sure there are no noises out of gear, then drop it into gear and see what I can hear.

Any ideas?

Thanks
IanB

7erbera

361 posts

196 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Maybe drive shaft?

How hard was the pull away from the lights?

Ant.

5,254 posts

280 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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All CV joints ok? Might be hidden by the gaiter....

carsy

3,018 posts

164 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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If its at the rear i am guessing cv. Hope its nothing more major.

Biggles101

195 posts

160 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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If not CV joints then will be Diff somewhere. Hope it's not expensive.

Matt

Barreti

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6,680 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Thanks for the fast replies guys. I expected everyone to be out and about in the sun biggrin

Well the good news is there is nothing in the diff oil.

It was a hard pull away - trying to keep up with my mate in his Chimaera who suddenly seemed to have his driving head on.

There is nothing obvious with the car on stands and turning the wheels.
We've also checked the brake calipers are still properly attached - a good call by my mate that one but unfortunately not the problem.

How do I check the CV's ?

What I was going to do next was fill the diff and take it for a run with a mate in the car so he can try to find the source while I concentrate on not driving into something.

So that gives you an hour to come up with ideas for us.

Thanks again guys. Its nice to know we have each others backs covered.

rfisher

5,024 posts

282 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Have a good look around the chassis - diff housing mounts especially.

May have cracked a member, so to speak.

Simon says

18,928 posts

220 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Loose road wheels?

Barreti

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6,680 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Ha ha.
You clanger wink I'm not that thick!

Actually, here is a thought.

Throughout the drive I had a horrible vibration through the car. Again, I thought this was from the back end(ish) but I put it down to the exhaust touching the chassis somewhere because I'd just had the exhaust off.

Was this a symptom too and nothing to do with the exhaust I wonder.

GAjon

3,721 posts

212 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Exhaust internal baffle?

Ant.

5,254 posts

280 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Barreti said:
Ha ha.
You clanger wink I'm not that thick!

Actually, here is a thought.

Throughout the drive I had a horrible vibration through the car. Again, I thought this was from the back end(ish) but I put it down to the exhaust touching the chassis somewhere because I'd just had the exhaust off.

Was this a symptom too and nothing to do with the exhaust I wonder.
maybe.
Cv boot split? All cv grease lost, cv runs dry and now gives up?

Simon says

18,928 posts

220 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Ok then how about loose exhaust silencer mounting plate scratchchin

Barreti

Original Poster:

6,680 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Simon says said:
Ok then how about loose exhaust silencer mounting plate scratchchin
Nope.
I'd been using these bolts to play with when I wanted to test my 'new' Mac Tools air ratchet biggrin
So they were all tight and were still tight when I took them off to drop the exhaust.

I can't get diff oil now, so taking it for a run is out.

So, taking on-board what Ant says, I'm going to trot down and have a look at the CV gaiters and make sure the drive shaft bolts are all still present and correct.

Back in a bit with an update...

5.0ltr

2,750 posts

198 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Initial thought was rear spring snapping off part of the coil, did the noise continue after the `bang?`

blaze_away

1,502 posts

212 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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I had similar some time ago, turned out to be a snapped Anti Role Bar Rose Joint (The Steve Heath variety were fitted but looked bery old and rusty) when jacked up the tension was such that the joints came back together so it wasn't obvious that one was broken.

Simon says

18,928 posts

220 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Ian confused i thought you said you checked the d/shafts which would include CV joints & gaiters etc surely frown

geoffvalenti

171 posts

239 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Propshaft UJ?

Barreti

Original Poster:

6,680 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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5.0ltr said:
Initial thought was rear spring snapping off part of the coil, did the noise continue after the `bang?`
Yes it did and it sounded like I was dragging half a dozen old metal tins behind me.

Update after the latest rolling around underneath session:
Both sides the CV gaiters are intact. The outsides are also dry with no evidence of anything leaking. All bolt heads are present and correct.

Back wheels are now off (yes, they were still tight Simon wink ) and I still can't see anything wrong.
Turning the wheels isn't producing any strange noises but its nice to see my LSD is still working biggrin
The springs and shocks look intact and OK, as do the wishbone bolts.

There is one odd thing, but it might be a red herring.
The front end of the prop has a shiny bit on it, but it looks to me like someone in the past has had hold of it with pipe grips because I can what I think are teeth marks.
There are no marks of any kind on top of the silencer, so I don't think anything has come off.

The prop UJ's feel OK, maybe a teeny tiny bit of movement on one angle of the rear joint. But thats just me being picky.

The diff brackets top and bottom look OK and all the bolts are still there.

There are no shiny witness marks anywhere underneath.

I've got the diff filler out ready for new oil but I don't know what else I can do until I road test it.

Oh, and I found the lump of grease which fell off and narrowly missed my head. It was on the headrest of my creeper - all nicely smeared around by my head rolleyes

Barreti

Original Poster:

6,680 posts

236 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Oh yes. I forgot.

The other check I did on the drive shafts was to pull/push in and out - and there is movement but no grinding or odd noises.
And I tried to push them up/down but they are nice and tight.

Currently the car is on stands so the wheels are hanging. In case it makes any difference.

Next step - diff oil and road test I think, but I'll happily check for anything anyone suggests.

You know when you start to wonder if you really did hear something ? confused

No, I certainly did. And you could hear it very obviously when I went under the bridge coming home.

taz turbo

654 posts

249 months

Sunday 5th August 2012
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Input shaft bearing of Diff broken up?

Seen it before on these Diffs. with similar symptoms to yours.

Chris.