Tires have sufficient meat, new upper ball joints and tie rod ends, and it's coming from the rear somewhere, anyway. Seems to be below about where the rear bench seat's kickpanel hits the floor. I've recently replaced the rear outer wheel bearings and repacked the rear axles... it was making this noise before any repairs. It sounds... well, if you've ever dropped a dry 2x4 on concrete and had it vibrate before settling down, then speed up that noise and raise the pitch slightly. Sorry, but that's the only thing that reminds me of this noise. Should I have replaced the lower ball joints as well? The boots seem fine, and there wasn't any play. On Friday, May 24, 2002, at 04:40 PM, Bill Kasper wrote: > new tires, alignment, problem with front axles, problem with front > diff? front end problems (bearings, bushings, ball joints)? > > bill > > > On Friday, May 24, 2002, at 03:37 , Simon Reinhardt wrote: > >> OK, so, I took out the driveshaft. I don't think the u-joints are bad. >> Now the vibration that came on at 3600 RPM and stayed until 4100, under >> load, comes on at 3200-3400. What could it be? >> >> On Thursday, May 23, 2002, at 06:03 PM, Brent Christensen wrote: >> >>> You can drive it without problems, based on the collective experience >>> of the >>> Syncro List. (I have personal experience doing this as well) >>> >>> Brent Christensen >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Simon Reinhardt" <simon@FARRSIDE.NET> >>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >>> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 4:46 PM >>> Subject: Drive without a driveshaft? >>> >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> I need to pull the driveshaft out of my syncro to replace the >>>> U-joints. >>>> While it's out, can I drive the van, or will that turn the VC into >>>> the >>>> Amazingly Expensive Grenade from Hell? >>>> >>> >> > > "One World, One Web, One Program" - Microsoft Promotional Ad "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer" - Adolf Hitler |
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