[T3] CV joints on a 68 swing axle

[J L Stamey]

Guess I'm taking the brown Bentley I have for granted. So, no CV on 68
swing axle... got it.
She is pretty low, but not extremely.
No hub caps.
Changed the tranny oil about 1000-1500 miles ago, no leaks in tranny. I'll
top it off with the appropriate gear/tranny oil.
I guess I'll also pull the wheels off and look into anything loose in the
drum area. How hard is it to replace axle bearing if that is my possible
issue?

Thank you to all!


Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 10:14:37 -0400 (EDT)
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Subject: Re: [T3] CV joints on a 68 swing axle
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In a message dated 4/3/2013 8:45:42 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
jlstamey at gmail.com writes:

Been hearing a "clicking" from the rear that is speed dependant...  Does not
occur when idling, or when parked with reving to any  rpm.
assuming I need new CV joint, thought I'd go ahead and replace  both.
Bentley makes it look easy.
Where is the best place to get CV  joints? Any best practices?

Thank you!!


Unless  the car has been converted to IRS, there are no CV joints on a 68.
However,  the clicking you are hearing might be the drum/hub nut coming
loose or  fretting. If you're still using stock rims and hub caps, it could
also
be the  lug nuts backing off slightly, or a chunk of rust, or a rock inside
the  hub cap moving around. Check all of these items first, as they're easy
to fix.  Otherwise, you're looking at the replacing the axle bearing, IF
you're sure  that's where the sound is from.


Bob 65  Notch S w/Sunroof and IRS aka Krusty
64 T-34 Ghia aka Wolfie
71  Square-vert under  construction
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