The axles turn with the wheels ie at all times, but when you coast you load them in a similar manner to when you are putting power through them. When you lift in gear, you are momentarily allowing them to be in a no-load state. What do you feel when you go underneath and try to turn the axles with the handbrake on and the gearshift in neutral? On Jan 12, 2008 4:52 PM, BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > I drove the van again this evening and I could not hear the noise. I > looked > under the van, check the CV bolts, jacked up the rear, shook the tires, > shook the axles, etc. nothing. There is a large consensus that it could > be > the CV joints. Since the noise goes away when I step on the clutch could > that still be the problem? Aren't they still turning whether the clutch is > in or out? Also, since the noise is the same "tempo" whether I'm in 3rd or > 4th gear I guess I can take the engine having problems out of the > equation? > > Thanks, > Bryan >
-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ |
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