Re: [T3] rear wheel clicks

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 12 Aug 2003 at 18:55, Greg Merritt wrote:

> 	My right rear wheel on my '69 seems to have developed a 
> clicking sound proportional to road speed, independent of engine 
> speed or gear or braking.  It gets louder when I turn to the left, 
> and nearly goes away when I turn to the right.  When I grab the wheel 
> at 12 o'clock and pull, I get/feel a bit of play or clunk that I do 
> *not* feel in the other rear wheel.
> 
> 	Wheel bearings? CV joint(s)? Loose hub?  How should I proceed 
> to diagnose?

First, check that the hub cap is tight and that the noise continues with the 
hub cap and trim rings off, then check the tightness of the lug nuts (92 ft-
lbs) and the axle nut (215 ft-lbs.) If those are't the problem, carefully 
inspect the wheel to make SURE that the welds where the wheel center disk 
attaches to the rim are not cracked anywhere.

I suppose it could even be as simple as a large stone caught in the tread.

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