Nasty engine noise, that goes when clutch pulled in ?!?!

[lambro]

All back together and NO nasty clunking noise anymore!!!!

So, must've been the worn/bent layshaft that was causing the problems. As said before, I've never seen, or heard, of this before, and it took three engine splits to work out what was going on!?

O well, all sorted now, thanks for everyones help and input.

Cheers,

Tom

Sorry Tom,
I forgot to check in on this thread
I have seen one bent layshaft before, lad who was at the Bristol meet last time on a Vega.
He has a Mk1 PX and chipped a tooth at high speeds.
Engine split and new gears put in, but when in neutral and revved it would jump into gear

Split and rechecked, and grabbing at straws stuck the end of the layshaft in a pillar drill and spun it up, bent as a nine bob note
New shaft and good as new

And Gene (You have PM about something else), thanks for the imput on my smallie.
Since I took the Vespatronic off it (wife didn't like the revvy nature of it, and its her scoot) noise isn't half as bad as it was.
I can live with it now,
And Mr Snatchsniffer, I bult it as per your sticky on the smallie forum.
Shimmed to 0.10 if I remember correctly.
But as I said, its sounds better with a heavier flywheel.

Cheers,
Shaun.

[Tom Russell]

could be gear chatter especially if you have a lighter flywheel, how tight have you shimmed the box ?

It's all sorted now mate, as per previous post, layshaft was bent, but thanks for your reply

[Tom Russell]

All back together and NO nasty clunking noise anymore!!!!

So, must've been the worn/bent layshaft that was causing the problems. As said before, I've never seen, or heard, of this before, and it took three engine splits to work out what was going on!?

O well, all sorted now, thanks for everyones help and input.

Cheers,

Tom

Sorry Tom,
I forgot to check in on this thread
I have seen one bent layshaft before, lad who was at the Bristol meet last time on a Vega.
He has a Mk1 PX and chipped a tooth at high speeds.
Engine split and new gears put in, but when in neutral and revved it would jump into gear

Split and rechecked, and grabbing at straws stuck the end of the layshaft in a pillar drill and spun it up, bent as a nine bob note
New shaft and good as new

And Gene (You have PM about something else), thanks for the imput on my smallie.
Since I took the Vespatronic off it (wife didn't like the revvy nature of it, and its her scoot) noise isn't half as bad as it was.
I can live with it now,
And Mr Snatchsniffer, I bult it as per your sticky on the smallie forum.
Shimmed to 0.10 if I remember correctly.
But as I said, its sounds better with a heavier flywheel.

Cheers,
Shaun.

Hi Shaun,

No probs mate, thanks for your reply, just amazes me that a layshaft would bend, but they obviously do!!

Catch up soon!

Cheers,


Tom