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Date:         Tue, 3 Mar 1998 19:18:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Patrick Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Patrick Dooley <pdooley@GTE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Thumping from rear of van
Comments: To: Steven Manning <smanning@EXECPC.COM>, Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Just for poops and grins, check the CV bolt tightness. I had a similar condition happen in my GTI. Thump-thump, then the CV dropped off the drive flange. BTW, the rabbit/jetta/scirocco use the same style inner CV as the buses and vanagons(inner and outer).

-----Original Message----- From: Steven Manning <smanning@EXECPC.COM> To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM> Date: Tuesday, March 03, 1998 7:02 PM Subject: Thumping from rear of van

>I get a thumping from the rr of the van when I make a left turn. Only >when I make a turn though. Does this sound like a cv joint starting to >go bad? It does not do it while travelling straight or under a heavy >load, just sharp lefts. Any ideas?? >


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