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by thrnelson
Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:41 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

poboyjo65 wrote:Here are some near you, let your fingers do the walking :lol:
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Great minds think alike. The Cook Brothers place is where I tried.
by thrnelson
Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:40 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

I did not look to see how much space the front yoke had before hitting the transmission before I took it out. I found the old guy at the local parts store and he said the u-joint was discontinued. I checked with my local driveline shop and he says the same thing. Online I found a part number for the...
by thrnelson
Tue Oct 11, 2016 1:00 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

I got the driveshaft out. There was room on the front side once I used a light pry bar on the back. Now I am having a miserable time finding u-joints. The front u-joint has all inside clip cups that are 0.9975" in diameter and outside to outside is 3.1400 on both. The rear u-joint has two cups with ...
by thrnelson
Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:27 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

I finally got back in town and went to finish the U-joints this weekend and once I got the driveshaft out I discovered that the U-joints I bought were wrong. Unfortunately the parts store could not figure out which ones were correct. Has anybody else had this problem or know the parts numbers for th...
by thrnelson
Sat Sep 17, 2016 7:06 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

Thanks guys. I will give it a shot tomorrow afternoon. I'm on the east coast.
by thrnelson
Sat Sep 17, 2016 5:50 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

I unbolted the straps from the rear u-joint today expecting the drive shaft to push towards the transmission so I can drop it down in the back and then pull it out. However the drive shaft did not move at all. Did I miss a step some place? The only thing that I could think is that I need to put the ...
by thrnelson
Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:44 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

Thanks for the info and ideas. It looks like I should just replace the u-joints. They are not expensive and I was going to replace them this winter as general maintenance in an effort to replace anything that could go bad and leave me stranded. I am going out of town for a couple weeks so I will giv...
by thrnelson
Wed Sep 14, 2016 9:53 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

I got under the car today and tried turning the drive shaft, it did not turn. Next I tried moving the shaft up, down and side to side. It moved about 1/16". It did not feel sloppy. Does anybody have any other ideas?
by thrnelson
Fri Sep 09, 2016 1:13 pm
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

Understood. Dropping a U-joint on the road would be ugly. I just hope its not the case and you know what hope can get you. :D
by thrnelson
Fri Sep 09, 2016 8:06 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

I did not see any locations that should have been knocking on the exhaust. The U-joints are on the winter list. I will check them this weekend. I really want them to last until November when the salt falls and I start my long winter list of repairs and updates.

Thanks for the response.
by thrnelson
Fri Sep 09, 2016 8:04 am
Forum: Comet Lounge
Topic: CALENDAR!
Replies: 157
Views: 29845

Re: CALENDAR!

I will take one calendar and one plate. Thanks for all the work. A mailed check would work for me.
by thrnelson
Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:14 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

Loose exhaust it easy to check. I will look tonight. That would be nice because it should be easy to fix.
by thrnelson
Thu Sep 08, 2016 11:01 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Re: Strange knocking noise while coasting

Auto. What I believe is a "green dot" C4. If you put it in D then you have 2nd and 3rd gear. If you put it in "2" then you have all three.
by thrnelson
Thu Sep 08, 2016 10:10 am
Forum: Drivetrain
Topic: Strange knocking noise while coasting
Replies: 34
Views: 8175

Strange knocking noise while coasting

I know, I know its hard to diagnose noises over the internet however I am going to throw it out anyway. I have been driving my Comet most every day now that I have the steering sorted and overall it has been driving quite well. With the exception of a strange knocking. When I accelerate it does not ...
by thrnelson
Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:05 pm
Forum: 64 - 65 Comets
Topic: Wiring replacement
Replies: 24
Views: 5643

Re: Wiring replacement

Please do post pictures along the way. I need to re-wire my Comet and am not feeling confident about it. Unfortunately my existing wire harness has been hacked up pretty bad in the past.