Drive shaft squeak

Owen Haskell · Post by **Owen Haskell** » Wed Sep 20, 2000 7:54 pm

Hi folks I have a '91MX5 with a small problem.
I have a drive shaft (?) squeak which occurs when the car is warmed up. It
occurs at all times (when the car is in neutral, off, or clutch-in. I think
it may be the universal joints. Particularly prominent when moving on a
smooth surface between 10 - 40 km.
Has anyone else had this problem?

Owen J Haskell. ANZIV, MPLEINZ, AREINZ.
Northern Regional Manager,
THE PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED.
PO Box 123 HAMILTON.
Phone 07 8386253, Cell 025 487677, Fax 07 8386260 & 07 8277058

Owen Haskell · Post by **Owen Haskell** » Wed Sep 20, 2000 7:54 pm

Hi folks I have a '91MX5 with a small problem.
I have a drive shaft (?) squeak which occurs when the car is warmed up. It
occurs at all times (when the car is in neutral, off, or clutch-in. I think
it may be the universal joints. Particularly prominent when moving on a
smooth surface between 10 - 40 km.
Has anyone else had this problem?

Owen J Haskell. ANZIV, MPLEINZ, AREINZ.
Northern Regional Manager,
THE PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED.
PO Box 123 HAMILTON.
Phone 07 8386253, Cell 025 487677, Fax 07 8386260 & 07 8277058

glottis · Post by **glottis** » Thu Sep 21, 2000 7:59 pm

Owen
MX5's are not known to have driveshaft problems even when you put
twice the HP into them, its quite possibly a brake problem or a
suspension noise, check your sway bar also, almost impossible to know
without being in the car as different people hear something else, i
take it you have taken another pair of ears in the car as well, is it
definitely coming from the rear?
Manny

glottis · Post by **glottis** » Thu Sep 21, 2000 7:59 pm

Owen
MX5's are not known to have driveshaft problems even when you put
twice the HP into them, its quite possibly a brake problem or a
suspension noise, check your sway bar also, almost impossible to know
without being in the car as different people hear something else, i
take it you have taken another pair of ears in the car as well, is it
definitely coming from the rear?
Manny

Trevor Henderson · Post by **Trevor Henderson** » Thu Sep 21, 2000 9:10 pm

greetings, suggest you check suspension, and bushes,etc.
regards trevor h.

Trevor Henderson · Post by **Trevor Henderson** » Thu Sep 21, 2000 9:10 pm

greetings, suggest you check suspension, and bushes,etc.
regards trevor h.

Clive Granger · Post by **Clive Granger** » Thu Sep 21, 2000 9:53 pm

It may possibly be the clutch. According to Norm Garrett in his Performance
Handbook a 'Friendly' squeak can be 'caused by the junction between the
slave cylinder's actuating arm and the clutch release fork'.

Clive Granger · Post by **Clive Granger** » Thu Sep 21, 2000 9:53 pm

It may possibly be the clutch. According to Norm Garrett in his Performance
Handbook a 'Friendly' squeak can be 'caused by the junction between the
slave cylinder's actuating arm and the clutch release fork'.

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