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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Re: Dainer's Rampy Project Posted by:
corventure Dave
() Date: May 11, 2022 07:27AM I recently posted a topic in the general pots on this clicking sound I was suddenly getting with Dainer's Rampside. But I may as well add it here, as the saga continues. Driving home from a Cars & Coffee gathering, I could hear a clicking sound coming from the Left side of the truck. This sounded much like the sound that the Early style wire wheel covers can make, but it was a bit louder than I remember. This sound only came when braking. Not when accelerating or driving steady. I stopped for gas and checked the wheel covers. All were fine so I drove on home. The Rampside went up on the EZ Car Lift for a closer inspection. The Right side, everything looked good. However on the Left side I found just a slight looseness in two of the u-joint cups in the axle yoke.With such low miles, I was surprised at this failure! The repair was simple because I keep a spare pair of yokes with new u-joints on hand, just for this purpose. While the Rampside was up and I was into the yokes anyway, I repacked the rear wheel bearings, just for chuckles and grin's! May as well do an oil change also! I was looking at my record book. Logged in this work and checked back dated projects. It amazed me that Dainers Rampside came from the paint shop in 2015! ![]() Where has the time gone? The truck has sure been a pleasure over these years. And just for the record. Dainers Rampy is not an every day driver. I display it at events, shows, parades and gatherings. I have the 64 Greenbrier for heavy lifting, camping, shopping and hauling. SO the Rampy has only clocked about 700 miles a year. And that's OK. That's what I intended it for. The saga continues! ![]() Corventure Dave Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum. |