Date:         Mon, 9 Feb 2009 10:49:09 -0800
Reply-To:     Joel VanderKwaak <joelvanderkwaak@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joel VanderKwaak <joelvanderkwaak@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      front end vibration
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Hello collective wisdom,

I've had an intermittent vibration in front right side of my van (91
2wd multivan) since returning home from the Buses in Ruins trip last
fall. I finally pulled the entire thing apart this weekend and the
bearings, etc all looked good, so I repacked with grease and put it
back together; and the vibration is, if anything, worse than before.
So, next steps are looking at (1) rotor warp and (2) tire balance.
Anything else I should be looking at?

For clarity, I rebuilt the entire front end last fall, before the
trip, including new joints, upgraded springs (GoWesty), a set of
Overland big brakes (from VolksCafe), and a set of new tires (Pirelli
ATR, with Equal tire balancer). So, there were a  lot of changes, but
the van drove without issue on a Sierra test run, and had no issues on
the way out to Utah. I previously had a set of BFG KO's with Equal,
and there were no balancing issues; I've also rotated the tires since
returning from Utah.

Thanks,

Joel