What's that noise?

[Steve Medlock]

I went for a drive yesterday and there's quite a loud noise that I've not noticed before. Coming from the rear, Ek,Ek,Ek,Ek if you can imagine that.

I jacked both wheels off the ground and gingerly let the clutch out and there was a slightly alarming 'take up' noise. Turning each wheel by hand I couldn't detect anything but when grabbing one of the half-shafts I could feel a small movement.

I'm assuming UJs or diff?

Steve.

 

[Dino D]

I had something like this after a drive down some of the lanes they call ‘roads’ here in Kent
It was stones that got up and between the heat shield and the prop!

Hopefully as simple as that for you too.

 

[Steve Medlock]

I had something like this after a drive down some of the lanes they call ‘roads’ here in Kent
It was stones that got up and between the heat shield and the prop!

Hopefully as simple as that for you too.

Yes, I thought to start with that a stick or something had lodged somewhere in the transmission. Unfortunately, where I now live, there isn't a flat surface where I can lift the car and be confident of working under safely otherwise I would be checking everything. Her ladyship has a fridge freezer and dishwasher stored in my garage too at present.

 

[the Nefyn cat]

It's not unusual for the brake shoe retaining pins to fall into the rear drums and that makes a hell of a horrible noise. Nthing quite like having a good look around.

 

[PhilH67]

Did you hit a Yorkshire bloke and he’s still under there?