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Date:         Tue, 25 Feb 2014 19:25:49 -0500
Reply-To:     "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: No more noise!!!
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFnDXk2vW+i7eE6OgLUt3SO_=c6nxWsmhg2YFpSzk0ahfxLxig@mail.gmail.com>
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Glad you found it before the bearing overheated. :-). That would have been difficult to chisel off.

Chris.

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Dnia Feb 25, 2014 o godz. 19:19 Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):

> I recently went through a long series of diagnoses as to why my diesel > westy, in addition to the usual diesel noise, had this loud drubbing and > whoom-whoom-whoom sound on the road that pretty much drowned out the diesel > noise that I pretty much have under control now. > > I took it to one place, they said it was the tires. I took it to my tire > placee they said it was a right front bearing. I took it to my vanagon > shop, they said it was my right rear. > > I went so far as to buy a full set of rear bearings and deals, which I am > glad to have as spares, but I am glad I did not spend the money nor do the

> work to replace them. It wasn't in the rear. > > If I swerved to the left, it made the noise louder, making everyone think > it was a right-side bearing. > > Low frequency sounds cannot be located by the human ear, I should have > remembered that from messing with audio equipment. > > It was the inner bearing on the left front. I replaced the bearings and > races this afternoon and am enjoying the silence. > > Jim


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