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On 15 Oct 2002, at 18:37, Everett Barnes wrote: > I took my '63 Squareback to be aligned yesterday. The tech. drove it into > the shop and refused to align it, saying there was something wrong with the > brakes because the driver's front locked up on him. I showed him, no, the > wheel spins if you jack it up. We had a discussion and he showed me that > rocking the driver's wheel back and forth produced a "clunk". Is this the car that gets a hot front brake drum? Have you checked the inner wheel bearing like I suggested? That would also make a clunk, as well as possibly make the brakes lock up. Check it out. > Anyway, I had noticed that my driver's upper ball joint boot had popped off, I can't see what the ball looks like, but everything else is pretty normal. How to check them is detailed in the Bentley manual. With the BJ out, it's easy to do in a vice. With it in your hand like that the only thing you can tell is if it's loose (parts actually rattle around) or if the ball is rusty. The oval clearance area is perfectly correct, as is. > If anyone has a photo of a good or new ball joint, I'd be interested to know > what it looks like under the boot for comparison. I will be replacing in > any case. Are they still available? - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/