Tires would be my first guess. Try rotating front to back & check closely when
off vehicle. Good Luck - MAX
83.5 westy "Sunshine" aka "Smokey"
Marshall Ruskin wrote:

> That's what I feel when I drive - Thump Thump Thump - I am running out of
> ideas.....
>
> It's Speed related, (feel it when slow or fast, just thumps faster) doesn't
> appear to be a separated tire, front ball-joints OK.
>
> I am getting confused - if it were a cv - would I hear it?
> Something binding in the auto trannie?
> Wheel Bearing?
> ......and I Cannot locate at which end it's coming from.
>
> Any ideas on tests for a diagnosis? - I sure don't want to take it to the
> dealer - they get aroused when they see the Westy with me.
>
> Maybe I should take off all the wheels, and then reinstall them? - That kind
> of technique works great on computers!
>
> TIA
>
> Marshall Ruskin
> 84 Westy "Iron Igloo"
> Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous"