Date:         Sun, 8 Nov 1998 23:40:30 EST
Reply-To:     SkyCruizer@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Don Griffin <SkyCruizer@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: steering still clunking
Comments: To: mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM
Comments: cc: Vanagon@vanagon.com
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In a message dated 11/4/98 8:52:14 PM Central Standard Time,
mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM writes:

>  All couplings, clamps, rubber
>  couplings are tight and look good from steering wheel down to relay box
>  including coupling on relay box for shaft going to steering rack.

Hey Mark,

Finally fixed this problem myself today.  My steering couplings all "looked"
good and were properly torqued but that same noise was driving me insane too
(I was thinking bad shock).  Ended up that the coupling from the transfer gear
to the connecting shaft broke when turning into a parking space at work (thank
the gods not an offramp or anything).  After replacing it the noise is gone
and the steering is tighter than ever =)

Ron at the BusDepot has em for about $10 each. Part # 251-419-417B. I hope
this is your problem too as it is an easy and inexpensive fix.

Don (SkyCruizer)
82 Westy (Daisy)
80 Custom Camper (Eve)