Have you worked on the CV joints lately?  Could be loosening bolts.  If the
CV joints themselves, they usually get noisier when they gete hot, like
after a few miles driving.

I assume the loud clunks are from road irregularities?

Jack it up and spin the wheels by hand to help locate the noise.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message-----
|From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]
|On Behalf Of George Gaudette
|Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2012 10:11 AM
|To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
|Subject: I can name this sound in...
|
|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
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