I have not seen mentioned the rear wheel bearings they can be noisy as well
starting at 30 MPH and the sound changes as the weight of the van shifts
from side to side

Bob Donalds

----- Original Message -----
From: "mordo" <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 7:58 AM
Subject: Fwd: Unidentifiable sound

> >
>> Have you tried jacking each front corner up so you can check the front
>> wheels for loosness?
>
> I haven't done that yet. I just returned home last night. I'll do a
> variety
> of tests this afternoon. Firstly, Ill see how id sounds at the same
> speeds,
> unloaded.t's hard for me to imagine that the load I carried could make
> sucha
> difference particularly since it was the same load ont he trip down.
>
>> vanagons have a somewhat peculiar/advanced steering system ... the
>> front wheels LEAN into the turn as your turn the steering wheel. bmws
>> also do this.
>
>
> I noticed this fact earlier in the week. I was surprised at how much the
> wheel tipped out. I don't think the tires are worn significantly. ALso,
> the
> fact that the day before, it road fine and sounded fine. at speeds up to
> 55mph.
>
>
>
>> Don't neglect the possibility that it is the road, and not your
>> vehicle. Especially when you are traveling in an area that you aren't
>> a native of.
>>
>
> Hmm. Seems unikely as I traveled on a broad variety of pavements.
>
> The baffling part is that the sound was an immediately different condition
> than the day before's condition. Usually, tire wear and bearing wear are
> thigs that get pogressively worse. Weird.
>
> Thanks for the comments.
>
>
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat
>