Hi,

I got the car up and spun the shaft around and spun the wheels front and back to see if the bearings ground. They all sounded okay. However judging from the posts here, I think I'm going to keep an ear on the thing in case the u-joint has a stiff part like people say here. Also spinning it around doesn't tell me how they perform under load.

Dang t walgamuth, when the car was new to me the tranny fluid was low and it has a grinding noise just when I start it (idling) that goes away when I push the clutch down. If the car is warm it doesn't make this noise. Could this be the bearings you're talking about? Is it the input shaft bearing?

Well, while I was under the car, I should have pulled the tranny plug and checked the fluid level but I got lazy and decided to come into the warm house and see what was up on the diesel discussion instead . I'm such a dope, I gotta get back out there and check the fluid level rather than guess its level!

The car only seems to roar at 65mph +.

Okay, thanks for the tips,
Yoko