Try driving in circles CCW and CW in a parking lot. Get a helper to
listen out the PS window to compare notes. (which side is it coming
from?)

CV sounds should be related to vehicle speed, not RPM's. If it's
related to RPM's, then it is likely something else.

Neil.

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 8:12 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>  Maybe I'm hearing things...
>
>   But, it seems when I accelerate away from a stop while turning left, my 84
>  5sp manual makes a little extra noise from the rear area.  It's an
>  RPM-related noise that increases in "tempo" as the RPMs increase.  It seems
>  to diminish, then go away as I get moving, and it only seems to occur when
>  I'm accelerating more vigorously than I usually do..  I may be imagining
>  that this sound seems to be slowly getting louder..There has always, since
>  I've had the van, been a little noise..I've thought it normal for
>  vanagons...but now, since nothing has broken with my van for a few months..I
>  am thinking it's "time"   I have not ever serviced the CV joints, but I have
>  checked the wheel bearings and re-freshed the transmission oil plus checked
>  brake shoes, etc..
>   Can anyone suggest a simple way to check on the condition of my CV joints,
>  like maybe jack up and run in gear, or tug on the wheel or whatever?
>   Or should I just drive the sucker till it breaks and not worry so much?
>
>   Don Hanson
>

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