Check the attaching bolts for your shocks. I thought I had a CV problem
and found I had a loose shock bolt instead. The sounds are similar but
the rythmn is difference. The CV makes a steady knock-knock-knock-knock
as the wheel goes round. The Shock Bolt sound is also a knocking sound
but is random. More like a clatter, but irregular.

Regards,

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Erin Randolph wrote:

>Hello all,
>    Well, The Weather warmed up here (a whopping 30
>degrees), and lo and behold Most of my cv noises went
>away (have not had a chance to repack them)  I had to
>make a short run to the grocery store, and noticed
>another noise coming from the rear end...(sigh) A
>slight dull thud Seems to only happen when i go over
>bumps. (and is random) I rechecked the bolts on the
>cv's and could not loose them by hand. I jacked up
>each tire and shook them at 12 and 3 o'clock to no
>really alarming noises.  Did a visual on the rear
>trailing arm, and nothing seemed out of place.  I do
>know that i need to replace the drivers side upper
>Control arm bushings and the upper ball joint, but The
>noise is definitly coming from the rear...Or is it?
>As the weather warms, I plan to repack the cv's,
>replace the upper control arm bushings, and the upper
>ball joint...Plus in about a week am going to do the
>standard head gasket job.  Any thoughts on other
>places to look for the offending noise would be
>helpful...Pmail me with any ideas.
>                                     -Erin R.
>
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