Date:         Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:08:08 -0400
Reply-To:     Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Wesley Pegden <wes@CS.UCHICAGO.EDU>
Subject:      strange front suspension noises...
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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 driver
is 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