So Jack Agnew says:
> OK, so now I got another wierd thing going on with my '86 Westy.
> It is a heavy clicking that seems to be comming from the wheel(s) that is 
> rotational (it speeds up when I do) and then goes away when there appears 
> to be enough rotational speed to keep whatever it is in place. This is 
> not a heavy metal sound, but neither does it sound "tinny".
>  
> An enterprising allignment shop wants me to believe that it is wheel 
> bearings that need packing, and it may be, but it sure sounds more lke 
> something that is loose at one end and swings when I slow down.
> 
> Who has run into this before and knows what I am hearing - more 
> importantly, how to cure it and is it  important to track down and fix 
> right now?

It's the bearings.  You've just described the classic sound.

Steven

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