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Subject:Re: Ticking sound from rear wheel
From:Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Date:Wed, 15 May 2013 07:06:01 -0500

There's something else to look for, too. If your brake shoes are overly
worn, you can hear a click at low revolutions especially. Sometimes
changing lanes quickly or turning sharply will make it disappear for a
moment.

This would be a good time to check the tightness of your lug bolts as well.

Probably a CV joint problem, but the other two things I mention have
happened to me.

Jim

On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 8:07 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> my first guess is that the noise is coming from a CV joint.
>
> Get a helper to ride along. Roll down your windows. Compare notes to
> see which side the noise might be coming from. Drive the van in
> circles to see if sound is louder when driving in a CW or CCW circle.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 5:34 PM, Geneva Saint-Amour
> <genevasaintamour@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I think it is there all the time, but the sound can be heard at low
> speeds.  It is a rhythmic ticking noise.
>
>
> --
> Neil n
>
> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca
>
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>
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>
> Vanagon VAG Gas inline-VR Engine Swap Group:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej
>

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