This Spit has a single rail box in a tunnel made for the 3-rail. The metal on the tunnel was cut back about 4 inches so the output flange was accessible. The cut-off piece is held on by sheet metal screws and tabs. When my son put the interior back in the car it appears the sheet metal cover was shifted a bit. A few minutes reshaping the cover moved it far enough away from the driveshaft flange that the noise is gone. Good thing too. Number 1 son was very upset at the thought of having to take the interior back out.
Thanks all for your help and advice.
Doug L.
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: Don't forget that the plate that runs
: across the chassis may have slotted
: holes, as well as the piece that bolts
: to it. Lots of opportunity for
: alignment.
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: Good Luck!
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: Back on the Spitfire release bearing
: story....
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: My son finally got the interior put
: back in the Spitfire and took it for a
: test drive. There are no clutch
: related noises now. Sounds great
: right? Wrong.
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: Something "shifted" during
: the process and it sounds like the
: driveshaft flange is bumping against
: the inside of the tranny tunnel on
: right-hand turns under power. Back out
: comes the tunnel.
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: Obviously we'll check mounts and such.
: Any other pointers on things to look at
: and adjust?
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: Doug L.
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: I have one if that deal falls thru or
: you
: can't wait. It is sitting on the bench
: waiting for a new home!
: Steve
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: --Previous Message--
: Thanks Doug. Not "that" bad
: a
: price. Actually a lot better than SB
: (still love Nigel though!). Oddly
: enough, there was one on ebay. Working
: out the deal now.
:
: Still can't believe I dropped the damn
: thing. Would have finished the 5-Speed
: installation this weekend otherwise.
: (sigh)
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: --Previous Message--
: This isn't necessarily what you want to
: hear but if you had to buy one, Rimmer
: Brothers shows them in stock at 35 GBP
: (plus shipping of course). Part number
: 143707.
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: Doug L.
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: --Previous Message--
: Yeh. As far as I can tell the Spit's
: is
: different. This really sucks. I have
: no idea what happened to my spare.
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