Need Help! Cabby won't go - has very weird noise

[jtoomasson at yahoo.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

Yeah, I managed to get out there before I had to shower for our plans this evening.
 
The inner boot on the side I disconnected the a-arm from is thrashed.  By sheer luck, I saved the drive shafts from the ragtop when I dismantled it and all the passenger side driveshaft needs is an outer boot cover (which by even more luck my friend has an extra replacement kit).
 
Guess what I'm doing tomorrow?  :)
 
thanks for the response!  JT

John Lagnese <jlagnese@massed.net> wrote:
It does sound like a CV joint problem.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Toomasson" 
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Sent: Saturday, October 11, 2003 6:41 PM
Subject: Need Help! Cabby won't go - has very weird noise


> OK - this one came way out of left field. I had just got done taking out
the front A-arm bolt to verify it's size, put it back and was going to go to
the FLAPS.
>
> But I started it, put it into gear, and tried to go. As Iet off the
clutch, I got MAJOR lapping-like grinding noise like something in the tranny
had gone majorly wrong. When I drove it last Sunday there was _no_
indication of this and it hasn't been driven since. WTF?!
>
> The A-arm came out a bit and I had to jack up the car to get it back in
place. Could I have pulled the CV joint apart? The outer didn't look bad
though I didn't think to pay that close attention...
>
> The tranny is a rebuilt 4k, clutch has less than 500 miles with new gear
oil.
>
> Any ideas? Thanks, JT
>
>
>
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