There is no wheel bearing "whirring," and the symptoms only occur while the car is in gear, so I've ruled this out as a possible cause. I drove it again about twenty miles up and down hills in 14 degree temps, and its fine. This is very mysterious. -SPC
>From: Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@sympatico.ca> >To: Sean Cole <yturn@HOTMAIL.COM> >Subject: Re: Help...CV's were fine, but symptoms persist >Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:23:02 -0500 > >Sean What about the bearings? When they go, they tend to sound different >when >turning corners. Larry > >Sean Cole wrote: > > > I pulled the passenger side axle off the other night and cleaned it up. > > It's fine, no scoring, pitting etc.; it looks brand new in there and >well > > greased. I reinstalled and the symptoms still persist. The problem is > > intemittent...sometimes when I start moving in 1st gear a loud clunk can >be > > heard from the passenger side rear. While the van is in gear and moving >a > > clicking noise can be hard from the same area in time with the RPM, > > especially around tight corners, or hills. I am very confident both > > axles/CV's are fine. Could this be a bearing in the transmission? Any > > suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > SPC > > > > 87 Westy > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com |
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