I'm sure you patient and knowledgable folks must be weary of my frequent posts asking about one problem after another, yet here's another one: Every time I hit a bump or ride on a rough road, which is all roads here on long Island, I hear this rattling sound coming from under the dash. I went under there and found that the radio wasn't secure and I did my best to secure it by inserting a missing screw tightening exisiting ones, but to no avail. I know the clunking sound which eminates from the front end when the bushings are worn, but this isn't it. thoughts?
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Originally posted by Mrs K Corbin View Postit's the NUT holding the Wheel!
As far as the rattle goes, stay after it, fooling around with these relics requires tenacity. I have had one of my vehicles for over four decades. It has a sound that reminds me of a cricket. I have never named my vehicles, but I am thinking about naming this one "Cricket."
Be careful about eliminating rattles 'cause getting rid of one might lead to another your never want to hear.John Clary
Greer, SC
SDC member since 1975
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I once had a 56J with such rattle and it nearly drove me nuts, before I finally found it. Check the hood torsion bar that runs across, and connects the left and right hinges. It is supposed to have two rubber sleeves, about 3-4" long. Those sleeves tap the two dimples in the upper firewall, when the car hits bumps in the road. If those sleeves have shifted, as they often do, the metal bar then hits those metal dimples on the firewall, and make the sound you describe. Those two dimples are just outboard of the wiper motor. Easy enough to check, just do a visual to see if they align with the dimples. You can also just replace them, as they become hard and brittle over the decades anyway. I just use a piece of 3'8" ID gas hose, cut to length, and slit full length.
Hope this helps.
Joe H
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Originally posted by JoeHall View PostI once had a 56J with such rattle and it nearly drove me nuts, before I finally found it. Check the hood torsion bar that runs across, and connects the left and right hinges. It is supposed to have two rubber sleeves, about 3-4" long. Those sleeves tap the two dimples in the upper firewall, when the car hits bumps in the road. If those sleeves have shifted, as they often do, the metal bar then hits those metal dimples on the firewall, and make the sound you describe. Those two dimples are just outboard of the wiper motor. Easy enough to check, just do a visual to see if they align with the dimples. You can also just replace them, as they become hard and brittle over the decades anyway. I just use a piece of 3'8" ID gas hose, cut to length, and slit full length.
Hope this helps.
Joe HGary L.
Wappinger, NY
SDC member since 1968
Studebaker enthusiast much longer
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I once had a rattle I couldn't track down from the instrument panel. After much searching and actually laying under the dash with a mechanic's stethoscope while someone else drove the car (that was fun...!), I tracked the sound to one of the instrument pods. Turned out someone, while trying to change a burned-out bulb in the speedometer pod, had broken the bulb off. The rattling was the glass bulb rolling & rattling around the bottom of the case as I drove.
Clark in San Diego | '63 Standard (F2) "Barney" | http://studeblogger.blogspot.com
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Originally posted by JoeHall View PostI once had a 56J with such rattle and it nearly drove me nuts, before I finally found it. Check the hood torsion bar that runs across, and connects the left and right hinges. It is supposed to have two rubber sleeves, about 3-4" long. Those sleeves tap the two dimples in the upper firewall, when the car hits bumps in the road. If those sleeves have shifted, as they often do, the metal bar then hits those metal dimples on the firewall, and make the sound you describe. Those two dimples are just outboard of the wiper motor. Easy enough to check, just do a visual to see if they align with the dimples. You can also just replace them, as they become hard and brittle over the decades anyway. I just use a piece of 3'8" ID gas hose, cut to length, and slit full length.
Hope this helps.
Joe Hpeter lee
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