Re: [T3] Axle noise?

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 27 Mar 2001, at 12:29, Kris Taylor wrote:

>  Hey guys, on my 72 T3 auto, when I am on the brakes
> hard, ther is a rotational clicking/thumping that is
> heard and felt in the rear, it has all new brakes in
> the rear and the axle nuts are tight, the only thing i
> can think of is i put a used early model diff on the
> auto trans and it looks and feels like the axle
> retainers that the axles bolt to might be loose, or
> the axles are bad,

Did you drain and refill the gear oil when you replaced the tranny?

It might also be just a bit of rust on the drums.

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Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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