Hi Andymot. Yes I checked the wheel nuts and I presume Oakmere also checked them and they seem ok. How do Morgan owners tighten the wheel nuts? The hammer and spanner provided are ok but the manual recommends a torque of 110Nm so I have purchased a suitable socket (70mm) and will check the nuts with a torque wrench. Roger
Suggest that before tightening the nuts, remove each wheel first and ensure that the splines and conical contact areas at the rear of the wheel hubs are generously greased. It works for me.
Roger. Deejay's advice is good. Matter of interest: my Roadster (still just in warranty at the time) had a "clonk" on pull-away, "clonk" on braking. Dealer put it down to a fault in the diff and contacted the factory for authorisation to investigate. MMC wouldn't let the dealer touch the diff, and asked for the car to be returned to the factory. I took it myself. Mark Baldwin (MMC service manager I think) took it in personally and went through it. (He was not at all impressed with the dealer's analysis!) Eventual diagnosis? Insufficient grease (as Deejay describes) and insufficient tightening. Even now the "clonk" comes back occasionally, and I know to
scrupulously clean the splines on both hub and wheel - removing all old grease - and then re-grease well, including the conical inboard section. Then tighten well (Mark Baldwin recommended a "dead-blow" hammer), and all should be well. Ignore all suggestions that the wheels "self-tighten"!
Hope this might be helpful.
