Dear group, My 90 Carat had been going a bit soft in the brakes, and at the same time developing a clunk--synchronous with wheel speed--especially after a hard or sharp turn. My tire guy, my mechanic and I decided it must be a brake shoe banging around. Yesterday I replaced the rear shoes, cylinders, drums and brake fluid. Brakes are like new again, clunk went away... four a couple of hours. After I've put 15 miles or so on the car, the clunk is back. It doesn't do it all the time, but last night as I drove it I could hear it getting louder, again especially after making a turn. Strange that it went away after the wheel work! Anybody had anything like this? I ask because my VW specialist didn't say "oh, you need a new CV joint (or wheel bearing) when I had him look at this before, and I'd like any second opinions out there before I get my first from him on monday morning. I'm using the van this coming week to drive my daughter back to school in NYC. That's 2000 miles round trip. So, any opinions I could get would be appreciated as soon as I can get them. Thanks, Jim |
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