Date:         Sun, 16 Apr 2000 02:39:25 EDT
Reply-To:     DrVic955@AOL.COM
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From:         Vic Ahmed <DrVic955@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Clueless........cont'd!!!!!
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My sincere thanks to all the List Members that wrote to me offering words of
wisdom and suggestions in trying to locate the annoying clicking sound from
the rear of one of my Westies, a 83.5 automatic. As I mentioned before in my
earlier post, I've already been thru most of the common reasons such as
replacing both drive-shafts, all wheel bearings, auto trans and final drive
service, checking the drive flanges on the final drive for tightness, etc.
etc., but yet it continues with that darn noise! The beauty of it is that it
shifts so smooth and so strong, and has no metal shavings in either the trans
or the final drive, that short of replacing the whole tranny I cant think of
another solution.............and that seems like such a waste and a
shame............this one's got me really baffled. After so many folks wrote
back to me, I did some more research into the thing, and found that the noise
is more prominent when the drive-train is cold, but then after a few miles of
driving, it's a lot quieter! Hmmmmmm!!! Running out of ideas here.........

Cheers,

Vic Ahmed