Date:         Fri, 6 Apr 2007 21:14:55 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
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From:         John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV noise
Comments: To: Gregor Brandt <gbrandt@MARIONETTE.CA>
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Find an empty parking lot, turn the steering wheel to the stops, then
drive in a circle. Do it both ways. If it's a CV it should make the
noise. There will be no doubt/

Also, If a CV was removed for repair (how do you repair a CV?? that is
suspicious) then loose CV bolts are suspect. Check them for proper
torque. Loose CV bolts, even though not backed out, will allow the CV to
"work" and will also make a popping/knocking noise. BTDT.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Gregor Brandt wrote:
> '86 Westy
>
> A few months ago I had a loud knock from the rear tire....sounded like a
> CV to me.  I was on the road...some of you may remember...and had to drive
> 300 miles before I could find someone to look at it.  They stated that
> they repaired one CV and lubed the rest up.
>
> I drove about 1000 miles on those CV's then parked the van at the bodyshop
> for 3.5 months.  When I get it back the clunking is there again.  Now my
> regular shop can't hear it and can't detect anything wrong with the CV's.
> I bought an entire axel with both CV's installed (brand new) to carry
> around with me, just in case, but could it be anything else?  The knocking
> increases with wheel RPM and is identical to the noise that the bad CV
> caused earlier.
>
> Any help is appreciated,
>
> Gregor
>
>
>