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 Nitram_Ztilad
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| posted on March 25th, 2004 at 09:23 AM |
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Funny loud noise
My '75 Kombi is making a very strange noise in the front. If you put the brakes on at about 20 k/h or so, when the steering is turned a little to
one side, it makes a loud shuddering sound just like as if you've run over one of those cattle grids you find on farms. Only thing is, there's no
cattle grid ! I thought it was the brake discs but they look fine. The calipers aren't loose or anything. The top ball joint rubber covers look
pretty crook, but I jacked it up and can't feel any looseness. Any ideas ? It been happening for a month or so, at first just occasionally, but now
it's getting more often. It only happens at slow speed.
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| posted on March 25th, 2004 at 11:49 AM |
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loose pad???
I would pull the pads and take a look
Futue te ipsum!!!
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buzzbug
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| posted on March 25th, 2004 at 04:53 PM |
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May sounds a bit silly but:
is the wheel on tight?
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
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| posted on March 25th, 2004 at 05:03 PM |
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I don't know where you are (that'd be because you haven't filled in your profile) but down here you can get a suspension/shocks test done by
Pedders for beer money, which will certainly highlight any major component problems in your Kombi.
Just looked it up it's a "28-point suspension safety check" for $14. You don't usually get much for $14 these days...but that's another story.
hth
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