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Subject:Re: Vanagon Digest - 18 Sep 1998 to 19 Sep 1998 - Special issue
From:Martin Jagersand
Date:Sun, 20 Sep 1998 19:49:55 -0400

Date:    Sat, 19 Sep 1998 12:04:02 +0200
From:    Johan Nyberg <johan.nyberg@ABC.SE>
Subject: Knocking sound going over bumps

> Listees
>
> I hear a sharp, metallic knock from somewhere under the front seats,
> or maybe a little further back, when I go over a bump. Like someone is
> hitting the chassis with a small hammer.
> Any suggestions?

Broken sway bar link. The link breaks where it mounts in the lower
A-arm. Noise is from the now unattached link hitting various things
under the car. See my WWW page "clunks from the front end" for $0.75
fix.

Halsningar
Martin
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