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bearings it was! pulled the axle to find a rusty old dried up bearing that turned like it was full of gravel. replaced all the appropriate goodies and viola, shes rolls like she's supposed to again. thanks for the pointers, gents. jp

yup. think you might be onto something. rear left wheel doesn't generate the same noises as the right

that's nice of you bud.

bummer. think i found it in the rear end. dropped my drive shaft, took my wheels off, gave it good long spin... pops, clicks, squeels, grinds. even jams up a little. guess i'll be looking around for some new gears thanks for the input!

hello, all. Took the 65 valiant for a 1000 mile road trip last month up and down Californian. She did great. Only thing is since I've been home it now sounds like I'm dragging a tin can behind the car. The noise happens when the car is on the ground rolling- in gear or not. The noise does not...

i did the scarebird conversion on my 65 valiant. SBP 14" steelies. the brackets came with a shopping list that i took to napa and got everything i needed. the swap was fairly easy after some adjustments, i've got good stopping power. all together i think it cost about 250$. had to press out my...

right on. thanks for the advice guys. and yes, bill if i run into more issues i'll take you up on that.

gents, can someone please give me the step by step on removing the gauge cluster but please elaborate on "lowering the steering column". i've removed the strap just below the column but it's still in the way. seems like if i could just lower it about 6" this would be so easy. how do I get past...

can't believe it was the battery connection. wire brushed and sanded the terminals and cable connectors (also found a crack in the positive cable clamp which now needs to be replaced) reconnected and the engine fired right up. what a pleasure to finally have a simple solution to a problem...

thanks, guys. this is helpful to hear. i'll run this down and let you know what solves it. jp

gents, i've got a strange issue that i'm hoping someone else has experienced. i had the car on stands for a couple weeks and when i took it down it woudn't start. i figure the battery just died so i charged it, got it tested (good) and it still won't start. just a click on key turn, then nothing...