The loud clunks sound like upper control arm bushings or ball joints.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
George Gaudette
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 3:21 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: I can name this sound in...

Hi Karl,

Thanks. Yes, I drove over street trolley tracks around the time of the
"family input".

Haven't touched the CV joints in ages. I don't see any rips in the boots at
first glance.

Yep, I guess I won't get too far without determining which wheel (!) I
appreciate getting responses despite my general lack of investigation so
far.

-George

On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:25 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:
> 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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