rear end noise

[allen]

while driving my Vicky yesterday, i heard a noise in the rear end, this happen after i adjusted my brakes had a slight drag in the rear and was turning around to go back to adjust when a loud pop and the car drag to a stop, fearing this was it i tried to move off the road and found it took off OK drove it home, there i found read end grease on the right rear tire and when you turn on wheel it turns easy backward and drags forward the other just the opposite when you drive it feel like the brakes or on any thoughts have a spare rear end thanks AL

[Frank Miller]

I would pull the hub and check for broken parts.

[modelAtony]

Allen, think it might be someting with the emergency brake. 9 years ago was in roadster and hit a bump in rr track, loud bang and car skidded to a hault. couldn't go forward but was able to back onto my trailer got home and found the emergency brake twisted moved all around and nothing has happen since. have fun modelAtony lafayette,la

[kenparker]

Noise in the rear is usually to many grandkids in the back seat or mother in law in the rumble seat.

[Purdy Swoft]

My guess is that a bearing is coming apart. When this happens the gears get out of alignment and you get noise. Bearing rollers will seperate from their cage and stack up, backing up will unstack the rollers for a moment and unlock the gears. I wouldn't drive it at all untill I did some exploratory surgery on the backend. the gears may not be damaged beyond re using yet. I may be wrong, just my thoughts.

[Tom Wesenberg]

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When I bought my 29 Tudor the rearend would lock up going forward, but release in reverse. It had defective emergency brake work done to it, and the linings would grab and lock the drums.