Re: Rear Wheel Problem

[stans4@ibm.net (Stan Schaefer)]

Check your rear hub nuts, yeah, the ones that are supposed to have
umpty-zillion foot-pounds of torque.  I had both sides come loose one
time, it did all sorts of screwy things before I nailed it down

If it hasn't occurred to you, how about getting the correct TIII gas
tank:)?   At least around here, they check for proper charcoal
canister hook up, which the venting is part of.  I picked up a
like-new gas tank out of a junk yard a few years back, was only
$10-15.  Wish I could have had the car before the junkyard got it, I
think it had the original engine, looked like the prototypical little
old ladies car.  Junkyard guy said that gas tanks were hard to get rid
of.  Someone on the list might have one for sale.

On Wed, 4 Mar 1998 14:52:51 -0500, you wrote:

>Hey all.....I haven't had any problems really to date.....but today I
>got one.  Driving into work today I noticed a vibration in the left rear
>wheel.  It actually made a wobble noise that made me look out the window
>to see if the wheel was falling off.  Happy to say.....it wasn't.  Next
>it began to make brake noises while coming to stop...not sure if that's
>related.  I'm still at work....I made it....but I haven't been able to
>get to the car yet.  I'll look at it after work....but does anyone have
>suggestions to the problem?  I figured wheel bearing or possibly CV
>joint or both.  Well...that's my dilemma!  Any suggestions?
>
>Oh yeah.....also......someone before me put in a Type1 gas tank.  If I
>drive at highway speed for lets say.....2hours....it stalls because of a
>vacuum in the tank.  I thought I ran out of gas.....but it turned out I
>needed to take off the gas cap and release the pressure.  Any
>suggestions on getting rid of that problem too?
>
>Oh yeah....its a 1972 Fastback 4speed 1600 with dual Webber 34's and a
>009.