Mine sounded similar with a clunk clunk with speed that came and went until
it was constant then started vibrating. All the noise and vibration
increased with speed. I replaced all 4 cv joints my passenger outer was
very dry and bolts were coming loose too!

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ td westy
On Feb 10, 2014 11:34 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> You can also get a needle at your flaps with a zerk-like fitting that will
> snap into your grease gun. Inject that sucker with grease from multiple
> points. Also, a brake shoe will create a ruckus, but more of a clunk clunk
> clunk that comes and goes than a vibration or a constant noise.
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:
>
> > Should be able to lube joints from the axle ends of the boots. Snake a
> > grease gun in there; squeeze in a few strokes, and massage the boot to
> work
> > grease into the joint. Noise will go away.  Plan on cleaning and relubing
> > at your leisure.
> >
> > Karl Wolz
> > Sent from my electronic umbilicus
> >
> > > On Feb 10, 2014, at 7:20 AM, T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > Im asking for your opinions as to identify a bad CV joint.
> > >
> > > I had for sometime heard a little clunking back there, to the rear
> > > passenger side of the vanagon. That clunking would come and go never
> bad,
> > > or caused vibration or anything, It would appear and then simply
> vanish.
> > >
> > > Now this clunking is more of a ruckus since last week. I got stuck on a
> > > slope over a sheet of ice. So I spun hard on the axles (or the one) due
> > to
> > > the sheet of ice. Last Friday coming home I heard the clunk, clunk at
> > > highway speed with a particularly bad vibration.
> > >
> > > Had not driven the vanagon this weekend and on the way to work the
> clunk,
> > > clunk was there as described from Friday.
> > >
> > > I had not seen any rips on the boots.
> > >
> > > 1) ANY chance a brake pad could cause the same?
> > > 2) Does it sound to you guys that the axle is on the way out?
> > > 3) One more think, In manual 85 GL vanagon tin tops are the axles the
> > same
> > > right and left?
> > >
> > > All this while it sucks to work on cars outside.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > T.
> >
>