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Re: [T3] strange knocking going uphill under load


On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 10:37, Cody Andresen wrote:
> This strange problem developed recently with my '70 Fastback 
> (automatic)... when I'm going uphill under a full load (crap in car 
> with passenger), a strange knocking starts to come from the read axle 
> (sounds like the left hand wheel well).  If I let up on the gas, slow 
> up and then resume, the knocking will sometimes go away.  This ONLY 
> happens when going uphill under full load.
> 
> FYI- the hills I'm speaking about are extreme - I live in San 
> Francisco and the grades are in excess of 20%.
> 
You might also check how tight the rear axle nut is on both sides. 254
ft-lbs.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT (It drove)
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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