Tires would be my first guess. Try rotating front to back & check closely when off vehicle. Good Luck - MAX 83.5 westy "Sunshine" aka "Smokey" Marshall Ruskin wrote: > That's what I feel when I drive - Thump Thump Thump - I am running out of > ideas..... > > It's Speed related, (feel it when slow or fast, just thumps faster) doesn't > appear to be a separated tire, front ball-joints OK. > > I am getting confused - if it were a cv - would I hear it? > Something binding in the auto trannie? > Wheel Bearing? > ......and I Cannot locate at which end it's coming from. > > Any ideas on tests for a diagnosis? - I sure don't want to take it to the > dealer - they get aroused when they see the Westy with me. > > Maybe I should take off all the wheels, and then reinstall them? - That kind > of technique works great on computers! > > TIA > > Marshall Ruskin > 84 Westy "Iron Igloo" > Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous" |
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