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Subject:Re: Why does my Van axle hop when reversing.
From:Gary Shea
Date:Tue, 6 Jul 1999 22:23:33 -0600

On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Ray Hunnam wrote:
> Lately I have been experiencing axle hop/bounce when reversing.  Usually
> when the motor is cold and going up a very slight grade.

Ray, you may be experiencing the first signs of the dreaded vanagon
clutch bounce.  It feels like something is banging around back there.
There are as many theories on how to get rid of it as there are
list members, and most of them have not worked for me.  The only
parts I have not replaced are those associated with the clutch
linkage, meaning the fork and so on.  Arggh!

        Gary

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Gary Shea                                       shea@xmission.com
Salt Lake City                      http://www.xmission.com/~shea

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