Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 23:33:31 -0700
Reply-To: Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Julianna Thoennes <mumbrue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Clicking in Rear End
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Having a similar issue myself. I am not a mechanic. Heading West on
I-40 right now! just crossed the border into Arizona! Heading to the
LA area for a few days, then will head South to San Diego, then North
to go back home to Oregon! Where is Bishop??? Going to have to
look! Been on the road myself for a month now!!!
Julianna
1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia with Tiico conversion. (The Rastafalia)
1988 VW Vanagon. (James)
On Sep 30, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Eric Wunrow <VW@ericwunrow.com> wrote:
> Hello, Vanagonians:
>
>
> Some of you may know we're living full-time in our '84 Westy, our
> first, and today marks the end of Month 2. Been lucky so far, I've
> put nearly 5,000 miles on it sans any meltdowns... beyond little
> things I can handle.
>
> A couple days ago a sound emerged in the left rear. This has happened
> twice now, both times under load climbing extreme hills in Death
> Valley (though only in the 80s, temp-wise). Coolant temp is normal
> when this happens, convinced it's not an engine issue. It comes and
> goes, and for lack of a better descriptor sounds like a card in the
> spokes of a kid's bike... clicking at a consistent rate that might
> add up to maybe 200 clicks per minute. Since I'm going about 32 mph
> when it happens, if a rotational issue I'd expect it to be much
> faster when considering tire circumference and distance covered at 32
> vs. the clicking speed if the clicks were once per rotation. It lasts
> maybe 5-20 seconds each time then stops, braking has no effect on it
> and I suspect it's a CV joint... the right joint has maybe a
> sixteenth of an inch slop, the left side maybe an eighth-inch.
> There's no grinding noise of any kind. (yet???)
>
> We'll be in this area for likely a few months so might use the shop
> in Bishop, California. He did some minor things on my Jetta a decade
> ago and I left feeling like they were good and trustworthy. If anyone
> here wants the work, please PM me... no cell signal here but do
> respond to all emails.
>
>
> OT... does anyone know how Terry K is doing? He's a lovely guy and
> helped me greatly early on so when I read he was ill I've been
> bumming for him.
>
> Thanks,
> E1
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