Mine sounded similar with a clunk clunk with speed that came and went until it was constant then started vibrating. All the noise and vibration increased with speed. I replaced all 4 cv joints my passenger outer was very dry and bolts were coming loose too! Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy On Feb 10, 2014 11:34 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > You can also get a needle at your flaps with a zerk-like fitting that will > snap into your grease gun. Inject that sucker with grease from multiple > points. Also, a brake shoe will create a ruckus, but more of a clunk clunk > clunk that comes and goes than a vibration or a constant noise. > > Jim > > > On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > > > Should be able to lube joints from the axle ends of the boots. Snake a > > grease gun in there; squeeze in a few strokes, and massage the boot to > work > > grease into the joint. Noise will go away. Plan on cleaning and relubing > > at your leisure. > > > > Karl Wolz > > Sent from my electronic umbilicus > > > > > On Feb 10, 2014, at 7:20 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > > > > > Im asking for your opinions as to identify a bad CV joint. > > > > > > I had for sometime heard a little clunking back there, to the rear > > > passenger side of the vanagon. That clunking would come and go never > bad, > > > or caused vibration or anything, It would appear and then simply > vanish. > > > > > > Now this clunking is more of a ruckus since last week. I got stuck on a > > > slope over a sheet of ice. So I spun hard on the axles (or the one) due > > to > > > the sheet of ice. Last Friday coming home I heard the clunk, clunk at > > > highway speed with a particularly bad vibration. > > > > > > Had not driven the vanagon this weekend and on the way to work the > clunk, > > > clunk was there as described from Friday. > > > > > > I had not seen any rips on the boots. > > > > > > 1) ANY chance a brake pad could cause the same? > > > 2) Does it sound to you guys that the axle is on the way out? > > > 3) One more think, In manual 85 GL vanagon tin tops are the axles the > > same > > > right and left? > > > > > > All this while it sucks to work on cars outside. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > T. > > > |
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