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Re: [T3] Contagious Broken-Back


On 23 Feb 99, at 22:10, Allen Moore wrote:

>    Now the noise is constant, and I put the car in the garage as I 
>    feel that continued driving would probably be harmful until the 
>    problem can be diagnosed.  Any suggestions anybody? HAs anyone
>    experienced this one?

The first things to check would be the CV joints. Make sure the boots 
are intact. Then grab each axle in turn and yank it back an forth 
axially several times. They should each move about 1" total. 
Sometimes this redistributes the grease in them and actually cures 
them, sometimes it just makes the noise change (which is a sign that 
you are on the right track), sometimes it does nothing, and 
sometimes, I assume, it causes them ro promptly fail next time you 
drive the car. In the latter case it's no real loss, because at least 
you were just on a test drive near home;-)

Jim

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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