Upper control arm bushings, ball joints, strut bar bushings. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU> Date: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:08 am Subject: strange front suspension noises... > HI all... > I have some strange front right suspension noises. Here's the > description:Every once and a while, when I go over a biggish bump > (or a smallish > bump on a highway), the front right suspension makes a loud metal > "clanking" sound... maybe like something is moving that shouldn't be? > Sometimes, a few seconds after the bump, there will be another noise > (almost like something getting back into place). What are the > things I > should look for? I had the van down at Clarence's VW back a couple of > weeks, and they checked it out for a couple of minutes without finding > anything. (And they know their stuff, I think. Clarence's daily > driveris a vanagon.) (When I drove it around with Clarence, it > didn't make > the noise, so diagnosis was kind of tricky....) > > What are the things I can check for? > > Thanks, > Wes > '84 vanagon > |
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