Thank you, Dennis.  A few months ago, my Vanagon mechanic
had to lower engine to redo alternator bracket mounting.  Is
there any way one can see/feel the loseness in the mounts
without putting van on a lift?

John

On Thu, 2015-10-15 at 22:31 -0400, Dennis Haynes wrote:
> On the automatics a common cause of failure for the front
> mount is missing
> spacers. Memory is weak sometimes. I believe there are two
> spacers,
> different thicknesses. With the spacers missing the
> mounting bracket may be
> bent.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:
> vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Pat Spragge/RFAN
> Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2015 2:22 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: '84 Vanagon, -- intermittent "Clunk" coming
> from under middle
> of van
>
> slight correction...the stud's threads aren't stripped,
> but the threads in
> the transmission case are.  Will need to get an insert
> installed.
>
> __________________
>
> John,
>
> I have a similar clunk and at first thought it might be an
> upper ball joint
> but I have been unable to see any abnormal movement from
> them or the lower
> BJs.
>
> I do see that one of the transmission studs that attaches
> it to the trans
> mounting bracket had stripped threads which I need to get
> repaired.  Won't
> be sure that that fixes the clunk until I get the mount
> fixed.
>
>
> Pat
>
>
>
> From:   john <john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM>
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date:   10/14/2015 10:32 PM
> Subject:        '84 Vanagon,              -- intermittent
> "Clunk" coming
> from under middle of van
> Sent by:        Vanagon Mailing List <
> vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>
>
>
> I am getting intermittent "clunk" from under middle of van
> while driving.
> '84 Vanagon, 1.9L engine, automatic transmission.  "Clunk"
> not associates
> with turning as would happen with CV problem.
>
> Increasing occurrences of the"clunk."  Nothing obvious
> under van.  Had my
> Son jump up and down on front bumper while I locked at
> front suspension with
> wheels first turned full right and then full left. Nothing
> appeared loose.
>
> Got under middle of van.  Tried to push up on gas tank.
> Seemed secure.
>
> Had Son drive van to end of driveway where the curb drops
> off more than most
> driveways would.  Had him run van back and forth over drop
> off.  No clunk.
>
> Any ideas where I should look next?
>
> Thank you,
>
> John