My friend' Westy behaves identical. Checked rear brakes, look fine.
Concluded that rear bearings are bad, will replace asap.
Leon
85 Subwagen westy

9/25/02 6:21:14 PM, Roger VanTill <Rvantill@AOL.COM> wrote:

>In a message dated 09/25/2002 8:00:17 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>danoer1@ECLIPSE.NET writes:
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>> 5th Question:  I have a clicking noise that happens from time to time (my
>> wife usually drives the van and I have only heard it briefly).  It comes
>> from the rear passenger side wheel area.  I have jacked the van up, put it
>> in neutral and spun the tire... no noise.  I thought it might be the CV
>> joint at first but would this only click on turns?  Maybe something in the
>> rear brake shoes is hitting /scraping at times?  I did notice that there is
>> a little play in the wheel when I grab it at 12 and 6 o'clock.  How much
>> play should there be?  If too much is it the bearings??
>>
>>
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>I've got the same clicking noise coming from the back of my Syncro. It's
>getting worse so maybe something will just break and then I'll know what it
>is. It usually is worse during and after a left hand turn. Cold temps also
>make it louder. Also it only makes the noise when power is applied. Right
>turns make no noise. It sounds like one click/knock per revolution.
>   Go for it you mechanisleuths, it's driving me crazy.( of course weaving
>down the road with my head out the window is driving my wife crazy)
>
>Roger VanTill
>89 Westy "The Moose Lounge"
>86 Syncro
>92 Escort "The Turd" (sorry,it runs)
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