That is an excellent idea - will find or eliminate the tire, too!

Marshall

>>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
>>
>>Maybe I should take off all the wheels, and then reinstall them?
>
>Try substituting your (good) spare at each corner of the van followed by
>a test drive.  If the noise goes away while the spare is fitted to a
>particular corner you have found a bad tire or wheel.  Tread separation
>is not always readily apparent upon visual inspection.
>
>My Westy sounded like a jack hammer going off when we had a case of tread
>separation earlier this year.  Thump, thump, thump - what a racket!
>
>Best wishes,
>
>Tony
>
>Anthony L. Mourkas
>Hampden, Maine, USA
>1984 Vanagon Westfalia
>1987 Vanagon Syncro GL
>1991 Jetta Eco Diesel
>