Date:         Thu, 6 Mar 2008 10:32:33 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: bumps = knock, knock
Comments: To: "Richards, Andrew" <Andrew.Richards@nike.com>
In-Reply-To:  <200803061817.m26IHfKF027433@barrierL241.nike.com>
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Sounds like upper control arm bushings.

They're the ones that creak and groan like a sailing ship when you go over
speed bumps in the supermarket parking lot.

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Richards, Andrew <Andrew.Richards@nike.com>
wrote:

> My van's front end seems to knock (sometimes squeak) a lot when on
> rougher to rough roads.  My shocks are new, as are the upper ball
> joints.  Lower ball joints are intact.  Everything else is most likely
> original (160K).  What are some possible sources?  Loose steering rack?
> My mechanic has told me more than once, "everything seems tight and
> looking good under there"....
>
>
>
> Could LT tires exaggerate to this?
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew
>
> '87 GL 2WD
>
>
>


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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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