Sounds like a in need of grease CV, or a loose CV, or a failing CV. I've had all 3 and they have all sounded about the same, at least initially. When they all of a sudden come loose there's no mistaking that sound. I believe the only different length axles are the automatics, regardless of year. Bob Sent from DAS4X4 > On Feb 10, 2014, at 8:20 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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