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Subject:Re: Expensive Noises....
From:neil N
Date:Sat, 12 Jan 2008 11:59:36 -0800

Hi Bryan.

Does it happen in neutral, at any particular RPM? i.e. is it the engine?

If not, then I'd check your CV bolts. Actually, I'd check them asap regardless.

I'd also check the rear wheel bearings for play/noise.

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

On Jan 12, 2008 11:50 AM, BJ Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote:
> I "thought" I heard a noise last week and today I definitely heard it.
> Sounds expensive. Anyway, it's a knocking sound that happens around 40 mph
> whether I am in 3rd or 4th gear. It does not make the sound (or not loud
> enough for me to hear it) at lower speeds. Pressing my foot on the clutch
> makes the sound stop and I coast quietly along.
>
> Thoughts? Insight? Laughter?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/