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Originally Posted by JMD
Some years ago (2018) on a long European trek in Spain/France, we had a rather similar sounding "clanking" noise from the rear that was related to rear wheel rotation. It started after some big climbs in the French Alps. We had a serious look around but could not locate anything obvious wrong - we were however limited in what we could do while on the road. We cut the trip a bit short (missing the Grindelwald gathering) and made our way home taking it relatively easy. As we approached northern France, it stopped ...

Once home we dismantled the rear end and found nothing obvious ... frustrating ... but it is a Morgan

Conclusion/suspicion is that it was something knocking in the rear drum brake. We have not had any recurrence but a lot of recent miles have been with a replacement disc brake supporting a hypothesis that the original drum might have been the source...

Good luck to PJH for a successful resolution.

Those are the stories that scare me, as I'm very anal about mechanics and understanding them. I hope this doesn't send me on a wild goose chase, but we'll see smile


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I was out doing a spot of turfing in the garden and your problem was bugging me, more so after reading JMD`s reply..... I wondered if it might be worth taking it along to an equivalent of a local MOT station or tuning company to get it on their rolling road..? That way you might be better able to get in about things either while the engine is under load driving the roller, or without the engine running and the rollerr driving the rear wheel, thus simulating your road tests...? If you arranged a time you would be arriving with the engine warm perhaps closer simulating your tests....?

Might be best to ignore me, as I know nothing of M3W...Whatever... Good luck.

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Update: the dealer replaced the rear brakes and that seems to have fixed it. No more clunking smile


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Rear disq is wonderful

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Yes, and so many other mods as well. But before I go completely mad, I want to drive it first. Did 600 miles last weekend and enjoyed every minute of it. Still a few kinks to iron out, but it's epic now that it's fixed


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