THANKS GUYS FOR THE RESPONSES! I WILL PROCEED WITH PULLING THE WHEEL AND SEE WHAT THE DAMAGE IS-JUST THOUGHT IT MAY BE SOMETHING SIMPLE AS I DIDN'T WANT TO START TEARING THINGS APART AND LOSE BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIGNALS. GUESS IT ISN'T STILL COVERED BY WARRENTY AFTER 41 YEARS? I DO LOVE THESE OLD STOVEBOLTS--NO COMPUTERS AND NO "SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHTS".EMDABBS