Re: Rear end noise - solution

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm2.hf.intel.com>]

Uh, gee hun, it seems the Vee-Dub *still* has that thunking.  Looks like 
I'm gonna haveta drive it awhile until we can afford that "acoustic 
bearing" to stop the noise...  ;)

Your wife does realize that she has a very loving, self-sacrificing husband, 
right?  :)
     Toby Erkson
     air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L for sale


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Subject: Rear end noise - solution
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    3/24/97 6:32 AM


This morning I fixed the mysterious thunking in the rear of our '71 Sqb.  It
turns out *both* rear axle nuts were loose...:-(  Cost to fix - 2
cotter pins.
I should have checked the simple things before assuming it was the cv joint,
although it was probably smart to replace it anyway, given that all
6 bolts had
backed out.

I'll keep the cv joint I took out as a spare.

Thanks for all the help and advice.  Of course, now that it's fixed, I get to
drive the diesel Rabbit and my wife gets the Squareback again...

Dave