My guess was right -- it was the rear CV joints after all.

Thanx to all who offered their advice and suggestions.

Now we're all fixed and ready to go to "Transporters by the Tunnel".

See some of you there tonight!

Cheers,

MJS

At 11:30 AM 7/14/98 -0400, Michael Sullivan wrote:

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<excerpt>Dear Volks,

Last weekend I went 4-wheeling on the sand at Duxbury Beach MA -- it was
a blast!

However, yesterday while cruising down the highway from work I heard an
awful, constant "rumble" noise, similar to the sound and vibration caused
when you run over grooved highway shoulder warnings. It seems to be
coming from the rear of the van

This "rumble" comes and goes in intensity, is not tied to any particular
speed, is unnoticable at speeds less than 40mph, and is mostly noticable
between 50 and 70mph.

So what is it?

My guess is that the spirited 4-wheeling "did in" the rear CV joints.
However, reading the archives suggests that it also could be the
transmission? (After all, I was rocking that baby back and forth on the
beach!). Is it possible that the BFG All Terrain tires got damaged in
some way? I don't see any obvious gashes or rocks between the treads.
NOTE: I also didn't see any obvious tears in the CV joint rubber.

As I was planning on going to Transporters by the Tunnel this weekend,
any info at all would be appreciated.

Cheers,

<bold>Michael J. Sullivan

</bold><italic>Director of Catalog Design

Open Market, Inc.

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'87 GL Syncro Westfalia

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<bold>Michael J. Sullivan

</bold><italic>Director of Catalog Design

Open Market, Inc.

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'87 GL Syncro Westfalia

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