Hi Jim

I haven't tested the lugnuts tightness -- only eyeballed them, so all
I can say is "none missing". I'll give it a try tonight.

The sound can happen while braking.

-George

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> Have you checked your lug nuts?
>
> If not that, it could definitely be a rear break shoe flopping. New shoes
> and drums will fix it. If it is this, the sound should go away under braking
> but so will the abovementioned lug nut problem, sometimes. Check with the
> handbrake when it happens again. But check those lug nuts first.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 12:15 PM, George Gaudette <gcgaudette@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> '90 Westy by the way.
>>
>> -G
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:11 PM, George Gaudette <gcgaudette@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I think I have a bad CV joint, but since I've only experienced this in
>> > front-wheel drive cars, it doesn't sound quite like I expect. What do
>> > you think? Recording here, enjoy my son's and wife's commentary :-)
>> >
>> >   http://youtu.be/3w_2yCsTuZg
>> >
>> > Notes:
>> >
>> > * Doesn't seem to happen until I've been driving a few miles.
>> > * Even walking beside the van I can't tell if it's front or rear
>> > wheel. Passenger side.
>> > * One sound per one wheel rotation, except when it skips a rotation,
>> > or goes away for a while, which it often does.
>> > * No apparent relationship between turning and sound (not at all like
>> > FWD CV). Seems a little more frequent when accelerating. Maybe.
>> > * You can feel the click when riding in van.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > George
>
>