Freddie's Back on the Road!

**MacDee** · January 17th, 2015, 09:34 AM

Originally Posted by Jeff W

I am being thoughtful ...

Here is a little physics discussion that is interesting:

https://www.physicsforums.com/thread...monics.475510/

Very interesting... A new exhaust system is at the top of my list anyway!

Originally Posted by pbrown

Pull the drive shaft and have it checked. Maybe it got bent or banged up or something while the engine was out. I also seem to recall that it was a little on the short side.

You remember correctly. The shaft is a bit too short. Maybe I've just been lucky and my luck has run out!

I took Randy for a ride, and he seems to be suspecting wheel bearings. I can't recall if we replaced them at the time of the disc brake conversion, or just repacked them.

**Jeff W** · January 17th, 2015, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by MacDee

Very interesting... A new exhaust system is at the top of my list anyway!

You remember correctly. The shaft is a bit too short. Maybe I've just been lucky and my luck has run out!

you may remember that I have a driveshaft for your layout (C4 with little rear). You are welcome to borrow it for troubleshooting. I can bring it to the meeting next week.

**MacDee** · January 20th, 2015, 01:31 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff W

you may remember that I have a driveshaft for your layout (C4 with little rear). You are welcome to borrow it for troubleshooting. I can bring it to the meeting next week.

I DO remember that you have that driveshaft! As I recall, its u-joint to u-joint length is 52 5/8 inches, which is 5/8 inch longer than mine.

I may, or may not, be at the meeting. If you happen to have the driveshaft with you, and I happen to also be at the meeting, I may or may not take you up on your offer.
How's THAT for decisive!!

**Jeff W** · January 20th, 2015, 07:31 PM

Almost enough of a reason for me to dig it out of the storage slot and load it up.

I thought it was 52 - 1/2... I can check if that helps.

**MacDee** · January 21st, 2015, 09:04 AM

Plans have firmed up...
I will be at the meeting tonight, but I will NOT take your driveshaft. Freddie's going back to Long's next week for new wheel bearings AND to get her driveshaft lengthened and u-joints checked/renewed.

Thank you for the offer, anyway!

**MacDee** · March 17th, 2015, 11:33 AM

Randy Long has tried tracing my vibration problem, and we have renewed several things along the way: Wheel Bearings, Axle Bearings, Rear Brakes.... Several things have been checked and ruled out: driveshaft/u-joints, torque converter.
He has run the car, in gear, up on a lift and traced the vibration along the entire drive train with a stethoscope. The only thing left to check now is the engine itself.

To do that, he wants to run the engine without the torque converter or trans hooked up. And to do THAT, he need to bolt up a FLYWHEEL.

He can't find one....

Does anyone out there have a FLYWHEEL for a 200 six that I could... BORROW?