Of all the Vanagon things I have done, here is one I have not. On the road, at any speed, if I turn the car to the left so as to put the force on the right side, I hear a rum-rum-rum sound that matches the rotational speed of the car. Suspecting races that were not fully seated on the front wheels (like all low frequency sounds, it's hard to get a location on this by listening) after a recent replacement, I jacked up the front and checked the bearings. They don't move and any noise I hear I believe is the slight drag of the pads and on the rotors. I jacked up the rear and this is what I found: there is not any noticeable wobble on eaither of the rear wheels, but I can pull them in and out with a noticeable clunk and about 1/16 of free play, maybe a hair more. Does that signal replacement time, or is there more I could be doing to check the bearings? The car doesn't make any other unusual sounds form the drive train when going straight down the road. Jim |
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