I’ll 2nd that one,,,  & check to be sure that the Tapered Collet is there & on the

correct end of the bolt ~ 

                ORR ~ DeanB

> On 19 May , 2021, at 9:27 AM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Check for loose lower shock bolts.
> 
> On Tue, May 18, 2021 at 9:59 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Andrew,
>> 
>>        This is great information.  I also have the same Anti sway bar
>> recently installed.  I need to go on a few bumpy roads to test some ideas.
>> 
>> Funny thing is after our recent 400 mile trip I didn’t hear the rattle
>> much.  Likely because it was all paved roads.  I rally hear it the most on
>> dirt roads.  I travel over many of them near my home in Vt.
>> 
>> I looked a bit at the bar and it sure looks beautiful and also installed
>> tight.
>> 
>> Did you really only take off and replace two bolts?  What did you use for
>> the shim material?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Eric Caron
>> 85 GL Auto
>> With a very happy suspension over all.
>> Rattle may turn out to be just about anything.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 15, 2021, at 9:08 PM, Andrew Martin <ramblinvan@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I chased a front end rattle for years on my 87 West Weekender. I’ve
>> owned and maintained many Vanagons since 1989 and this rattle really had me
>> stumped...
>>> I’d replaced my stock front anti-sway bar with a new and bigger T3
>> Techniques anti-sway bar that had nice polyurethane bushings so it couldn’t
>> be that, right? Ha!
>>> Sure enough, after all the fiddling around I’d done checking/changing
>> radiator mounts, ball joints, suspension and steering rack bushings etc it
>> turned out that the new bushings that attach the T3 Techniques anti-sway
>> bar to the body would appear to be tight when loaded but were loose when
>> the suspension moved.
>>> Christopher at T3 says he has a cure in production but I simply loosened
>> the mounting bolts, slipped a 1/4 shim between the bushing and the body and
>> tightened the mounts back up. Problem solved.
>>> 
>>> Good luck Eric. I enjoy reading your posts very much.
>>> Andrew
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On May 14, 2021, at 7:18 PM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi folks,
>>>> 
>>>> Well, the  front end rattle I developed isn’t the radiator after all.
>> I did have a radiator that was moving easily and now it is rock solid.  But
>> There is still a rattle on bumpy roads.
>>>> 
>>>> I’m going to remove my spare tire carrier just to see if by chance that
>> is it but I suspect something else.
>>>> 
>>>> Are there any usual suspects that cause a rattle when wheels are
>> bouncing on a dirt type road.  I hear it on other roads but not as much.
>>>> 
>>>> It has that something metal rattling with bumpy vibration sound.  On
>> smooth roads it is silent.
>>>> 
>>>> So, any usual suspects for me to check?
>>>> Van was aligned before my trip.  They commented they thought my tire
>> carrier was rattling.
>>>> 
>>>> It sure seems rock solid to me but I’ll remove and test drive.
>>>> 
>>>> It is a van cafe tire holder and my rear bolts I have in there could be
>> a bit larger.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> The Sounds like it is either in the center, wheels or front of them
>> area.  But sound is always hard to track down.
>>>> Van is running, driving, steering, stopping, and handling great.
>>>> 
>>>> I just don’t like this new fairly loud rattle.
>>>> 
>>>> Eric Caron
>>>> 85 GL auto
>>>> OCD, who me?
>> 
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