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Subject:Re: Rear-wheel clunk (possibly) identified
From:Neil N
Date:Thu, 26 May 2016 11:25:23 -0700

I can't recall if it's noted as procedure in the Bentley, but some shops
take off the big axle stub nut to service the brakes.

Is there excessive push/pull play at the wheel in question?

On 5/25/16, Vincent Dow <ianvincentdow@gmail.com> wrote:

> Since last summer I've been experiencing a puzzling, intermittent clunk
> from the driver's side rear.
>
> I had the rear brakes serviced by a shop in L.A. There were a bunch of
> issues with that, but one of them was a very audible TOCK TOCK TOCK TOCK
> sound... the frequency of which corresponded to wheel speed.

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Neil n

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