On Thu, 8 Feb 1996, Kirk van Druten wrote:

> 88 Westie Front End Noise?
> I've had a rumbling/clunking type noise in the front end of my 88 Westie for a
> while now.  I thought the front shocks were shot and finally got around to
> replacing them.  Unfortunately the noise has gotten worse with the new shocks,
> not better.  Now the sound is more of a 'klunk'.
> 
> The sound I hear/feel is at speeds under 20mph on fairly bumpy surfaces.  I can
> feel/hear a hollow clunk or two or three or four depending on the frequency of
> the bumps in the road.  The sound is particularly pronounced on the passenger
> side but I do hear/feel it on the drivers side intermittently.

Upper A-arm bushing(s)?

> 
> To troubleshoot I removed the shock on the passenger side.  The noise was
> reduced and/or eliminated.  Next I'll swap the shocks from side to side to see
> if the noise follows.  These are KYB gas shocks and appear fine to visual
> inspection.

I didn't know that KYB made gas shocks for the front of Vanagons, book 
lists GR-2. Or are GR-2 shocks gas filled but not Gas-Adjust?

Alistair