Reverse snapping

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Jfmarkham
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Reverse snapping

Post by Jfmarkham » Thu Mar 19, 2026 7:55 pm

My 1923 has started to occasionally make a snapping sound when its under a heavy load,it does it when backing up a incline or on soft ground. The noise is coming from transmission not rear end,any ideas where to start? Both forward gears work fine


Erik Johnson
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Re: Reverse snapping

Post by Erik Johnson » Thu Mar 19, 2026 11:25 pm

Might be the pinion gear jumping the ring gear in the rear end.

When this happens, it can sound like the noise is coming up through the front floor boards even though it emanates from the rear end.

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