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by BotswanaAlfa
Tue Mar 03, 2015 1:06 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

Re: weird propshaft noise?

found the problem! was a loose front left tyre, all the lug nuts looked tight... but they werent, im very pleased and somewhat embarassed :oops: :oops:
by BotswanaAlfa
Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:34 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

Re: weird propshaft noise?

the car still makes the noise with the engine shut off, i dont think its AC or any other belt driven thing as they are easily visible and all seems fine. the vibrations only came a few km after the prop job, (+/- 40 km) i never had a chance to drive the vehicle before that as the donuts were destroy...
by BotswanaAlfa
Tue Mar 03, 2015 12:31 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

Re: weird propshaft noise?

yeah, i thought wheel bearings too, but i jacked up each side and shook the wheel to see if there was movement and it was all sweet, no shake at all! could the torsion bar be rubbing on something which when i turn stops? i looked for points of scraping and such that would explain this but found none...
by BotswanaAlfa
Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:45 pm
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

Re: weird propshaft noise?

Hi David
ill check that yoke on muffler suggestion, but no i did not drop the yoke from the transaxle, im also certain the noise is coming from the front of the vehicle. :(
by BotswanaAlfa
Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:12 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

Re: weird propshaft noise?

I did split the prop in center but made sure alignment was correct by marking, the first ride i took there was no vibrations, the vibrations only came about 40 km later when i ran her up past 130 at 6000 in each gear to 3rd :oops: would that have knocked something out of sync?
by BotswanaAlfa
Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:59 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

Re: weird propshaft noise?

Hi Kevin have done all the following already and results are as follows: 1) push in clutch let revs drop but keeping speed over 80 thunking noise stays there 2) put in neutral clutch out revs drop thunking noise stays there Also check while car is standing still rev it up slowly in neutral and put h...
by BotswanaAlfa
Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:13 am
Forum: Fuel, Electrical & ignition (stock Bosch)
Topic: parking lights and indicator come on when braking
Replies: 5
Views: 4666

Re: parking lights and indicator come on when braking

@MD Yeah we have this real monster called Chibuku shake shake, you leave it to ferment a week, it gets you really going hey! no i noticed that my parking lights came on under braking so after that i had a friend walk around the car while i braked and he saw the rest. is pretty interesting. @Kevin im...
by BotswanaAlfa
Mon Mar 02, 2015 7:07 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

Re: weird propshaft noise?

okay update on this. im really confused, the propshaft noise increases proportional to the speed im going, ie at 20 its wump wump wump then at 60 its just a fast thud and 100 its a whir. also i noticed that if i turn very slightly to the left the sound goes away aswell as when i hit a small bump or ...
by BotswanaAlfa
Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:04 am
Forum: Fuel, Electrical & ignition (stock Bosch)
Topic: parking lights and indicator come on when braking
Replies: 5
Views: 4666

Re: parking lights and indicator come on when braking

also on a side note the speedometer comes on intermittently and shuts off a few clutch movements later (i think theres a correlation).
:shock:
by BotswanaAlfa
Sun Mar 01, 2015 2:02 am
Forum: Fuel, Electrical & ignition (stock Bosch)
Topic: parking lights and indicator come on when braking
Replies: 5
Views: 4666

parking lights and indicator come on when braking

i noticed something when i parked my cr in the garage last night, when i brake i saw that the garage wall became illuminated! i also noticed that the indicators also lit up. could this be due to a bad ground? Also i have only one brake light that comes on under braking and only one front headlight b...
by BotswanaAlfa
Sun Mar 01, 2015 1:46 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: strange smoking habits
Replies: 3
Views: 4114

Re: strange smoking habits

Hi again Kevin! again thanks for the fast reply :lol: valve guides sounds about right then, ill definately try that solution, i dont feel like having to replacing the seals, having just got the old girl runnning again! im using Castrol Magnatec 10w50 semi synthetic. its apparently one of the better ...
by BotswanaAlfa
Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:31 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

Re: weird propshaft noise?

see broken bits of original on left, could this have warped my propshaft causing the strange noise?
by BotswanaAlfa
Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:26 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: Propshaft Centre Coupling
Replies: 2
Views: 4298

Re: Propshaft Centre Coupling

Hi Simon. If you want a new centre coupling thats not bad at all, i paid 175 dollars for it from IAP. rejoice, for yours is cheap :shock: 2 hours is pretty hopeful an estimate too, i changed mine about 5 hours back and from start to finish mine was more like 4 but im a first timer so... :wall: if yo...
by BotswanaAlfa
Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:21 am
Forum: Gearbox, Clutch and Driveshaft
Topic: weird propshaft noise?
Replies: 14
Views: 9403

weird propshaft noise?

hi guys, i have just changed out propshaft donut (what was left of it) *see pic. and i went for a spin to checking for any vibrations and all was great, no vibrations all the way across that sweet rpm range :lol: but then i went for a nother ride just now and on my way back (was only a 10 km ride) i...
by BotswanaAlfa
Sat Feb 28, 2015 9:16 am
Forum: Engine
Topic: strange smoking habits
Replies: 3
Views: 4114

strange smoking habits

heya, i went for i a drive this afternoon and i noticed something strange going on by my cars pipe, the car seemed to smoke, not a badly, but a visible amount of smoke was coming from the pipe at idle, worried that an oil ring or somesuch had gone i gave it a rev, and... the smoke vanished, no smell...