I've finally been able to produce the sound. Last night I drove a series of hard left/right/left/right turns, kind of like when trying to avoid your neighbor's cat. On each hard pull to the left, I heard a "thwunk" from right rear. No sound when pushed hard to the right. Any thoughts? - kevin On Aug 30, 2011, at 11:02 PM, Robert Stevens wrote: > On Aug 30, 2011, at 8:25 PM, Kevin Gilbert wrote: > >> Occasionally, and unpredictably, I hear and feel a thwang and snap >> sound from right rear, usually when making a turn. >> > The first thing that comes to mind is a broken spring. Fairly easy > to examine by > loosening the RR top shock nut so the shock can let the wheel go to > full droop. > Jack the van up, remove the wheel, be sure the emergency brake is > off or the > wheel won't go to full droop, and twist and pull and examine that > spring. > bob ... you may be able to get a good enough look at the spring with > just the wheel > off. |
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