There's something else to look for, too. If your brake shoes are overly worn, you can hear a click at low revolutions especially. Sometimes changing lanes quickly or turning sharply will make it disappear for a moment. This would be a good time to check the tightness of your lug bolts as well. Probably a CV joint problem, but the other two things I mention have happened to me. Jim
On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8:07 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > my first guess is that the noise is coming from a CV joint. > > Get a helper to ride along. Roll down your windows. Compare notes to > see which side the noise might be coming from. Drive the van in > circles to see if sound is louder when driving in a CW or CCW circle. > > Neil. > > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Geneva Saint-Amour > <genevasaintamour@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > I think it is there all the time, but the sound can be heard at low > speeds. It is a rhythmic ticking noise. > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca > > '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p > > '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > > Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine Swap Group: > > http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej > |
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