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Harrris303

Active Member

• Apr 16, 2013

• #1

Hi everyone, I took my S3 lightweight for a longer than usual drive at the weekend and on the way home I started finding that there was a weird clunky noise when I changed gear, and I could also feel it rattling up through the gearstick.
Around the same time I started getting a bit of a burning smell coming from somewhere, which after a while became quite strong.
I've never really messed around with gearboxes etc so I'm hoping maybe I just need to top up some oil or something, but that seems a bit too simple...

Any help would be much appreciated, cheers.

 

blue beasty

Leaks an prone to bits dropping off

• Apr 16, 2013

• #2

Get underneath and change oils, grease u/j's etc....simply because you should!

Aside from that it sounds like your handbrake is binding

 

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Harrris303

Active Member

• Apr 16, 2013

• #3

Cheers for the quick reply. Admittedly I am a bit lazy with the routine stuff... fair point.
The burning smell I can understand but would the binding handbrake cause the rattling too?

 

Gem

New Member

• Apr 16, 2013

• #4

If a spring has gone holding shoes together, yes... Or yr prop is loose?

 

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Harrris303

Active Member

• Apr 16, 2013

• #5

Ok cheers, I'll have a look when i get home.

 

dominicbeesley

Well-Known Member

• Apr 16, 2013

• #6

If the handbrake is dragging even only slightly it will clank around like all buggery. It should be possible to get it set up so that it will hold you on a very steep hill and not drag using the 1/4" adjuster on the backplate.

 

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Harrris303

Active Member

• Apr 16, 2013

• #7

Ok brilliant, that sounds like it might be the explanation. Luckily the handbrake is one thing I have messed around with in the past. It was totally seized on when I first started working on the landy so had to free it up and adjust it etc.
Fingers crossed...
Cheers mate.