Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:09:30 -0800
Reply-To: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: CV joints or differential problem... or???
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It was bearings... wheel bearings
>From: Mark Dorm <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
>
>Was driving happily down the road - suddenly a sound slammed into
>existance... not good...
>
>at low speed it sounds low pitched (parking lot speed)... pitch goes higher
>at a higher speed (20 or 30 miles per hour... something like that - I went
>real slow...)
>
>it comes from the rear... on the passengers side... doesn't sound good at
>all...
>
>I noticed that maybe the seal is going bad on my differential... checked
>the
>level (17 mm hex, I think...) and it was low... had checked it about two
>weeks ago and it was fine... (when I was getting the water out of my
>automatic tranny...)
>
>So I know a CV joint can go wrong on one side... what I don't know is can
>the differential go bad on one side....
>
>Another thing I don't know is what a CV joint job would cost - would like
>to
>do it myself, but I'm short on time...
>
>And also, can you ruin an axle limping to the mechanic when in such a
>state...
>
>I raised the wheels off the ground and can hear a not smooth sound from the
>boot that is at the differential, to a lesser extent there is some sound,
>though I have to get close to hope to hear it, at the boot near the wheel..
>both boots are intact with no tears...
>
>And too, tried to take off the drum.. to look and see if it could be brake
>related... and I don't have anything on me big enough to unscrew the large
>nut where the pin is at... what kind of tool do I need to buy for that...
>(with a friend took that off before.. but it was his tool, and I don't
>remember...)
>
>Had noticed recently that the brake pedal went down maybe more than
>before... though braking has been fine...
>
>What a drag that gas stations and target don't carry hypoid gear oil... I
>had some with me at one point, but that stuff is so sick smelling...
>
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