Yes, lots of snow, and salt :eek:
I received my brakes springs yesterday and installed them, buttoned up the rear end. I am still waiting for is the adjustable pinion snubber and then I am done back there. I retested the car on the stands, the noise is still present. I rechecked the shifter adjustment and I had one rod too long, not sure how I managed that so I reset. Double and triple checked the shifter and the adjustments are good. I must have goofed up, it should not change on its own. Will recheck again in case that made a difference.
A couple of questions: this car has axle adapters on the rear end (so the larger tires do not hit on the spring). I used them once before but that was a long time ago. Does this create a weak link? That said I am not building the car to ride hard (have one for that) so its not really a concern but just wanted some opinions on that.
Second I am a little rusty on my standard transmissions, what could cause noise in gear? I think we can eliminate the throw out bearing, clutch, pilot bearing/bushing as the noise is gone when the pedal is depressed or in neutral.. a bearing ?
I will take it for a drive in the next few days as it will warm up, I am trying to avoid getting the salt on the car, that's my biggest concern driving in the winter. Once I get this licked I am going to pull the decals and wet sand the car (got new decals), replace the windshield stainless trim and gasket. Getting close to being done.
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