There is no wheel bearing "whirring," and the symptoms only occur while the
car is in gear, so I've ruled this out as a possible cause.  I drove it
again about twenty miles up and down hills in 14 degree temps, and its fine.
  This is very mysterious.

-SPC

>From: Lawrence Johnson <larry_avery.johnson@sympatico.ca>
>To: Sean Cole <yturn@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: Help...CV's were fine, but symptoms persist
>Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:23:02 -0500
>
>Sean What about the bearings? When they go, they tend to sound different
>when
>turning corners. Larry
>
>Sean Cole wrote:
>
> > I pulled the passenger side axle off the other night and cleaned it up.
> > It's fine, no scoring, pitting etc.; it looks brand new in there and
>well
> > greased.  I reinstalled and the symptoms still persist.  The problem is
> > intemittent...sometimes when I start moving in 1st gear a loud clunk can
>be
> > heard from the passenger side rear.  While the van is in gear and moving
>a
> > clicking noise can be hard from the same area in time with the RPM,
> > especially around tight corners, or hills.  I am very confident both
> > axles/CV's are fine.  Could this be a bearing in the transmission?  Any
> > suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > SPC
> >
> > 87 Westy
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