Re: [T3] rear end clicking

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 16 Jun 00, at 18:07, Brian Van wrote:

> My lowered '63 notch with IRS has developed a heavy
> clicking noise.  It seems to be coming from the right
> side rear end, and is related to wheel speed and
> acceleration/deceleration, but not engine speed or
> braking.  After first hearing the noise, I pulled off
> the brake drums and everything seemed OK, but when I
> put them back on and drove, the noise was gone.  Now
> after 5 days of daily use and no noise, it is back.  I
> will try not to drive it until I do something about it
> because the weightyness of the noise makes me think
> something really bad is happening.

The most likely suspects are the CV joints in your IRS rear 
suspension. Reach under there and yank each axle back and forth 
axially a few times. This often seems to redistribute the grease and 
stop such noises.

If you find that any of the rubber boots over the CV joints are torn 
or that you feel loosness or roughness when you yank things around, 
then you need to pull things apart and lube, repair, replace as 
necessary.

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