When's the last time you replaced your rear shoes and drums? I had
these symptoms, and they dissappeared when I dead a rear brake job. It
was the shoes knocking against the backing plate after I made a turn,
and sometimes when traveling in a straight line.

Jim

On Apr 18, 2005, at 6:23 PM, Bob Stevens wrote:

> CV joint?
>
>
> Bob
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: Jens Jakob Andersen <jens.jakob.andersen@POST.DK>
> Reply-To: jens.jakob.andersen@POST.DK
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Chopper on hot pursuit - or weird sound from rear-wheel
> Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:14:48 +0200
>
> Hi
>
> It sound like I have a chopper on hot pursuit at 5 o'clock.
>
> Or more specifi, I have a bad knocking sound coming from around the
> right
> rearwheer when cornering under load, as well as sometimes going
> straight
> under load.
>
> If I just roll, it isnt there.
>
> So I guess that it comes from somewhere like; Gearbox, driveshaft or
> wheel
> bearing. But what is your best guess for this sound?
>
> Happy driving
>
> Jens Jakob
>