I installed new strut mounts today and the clunk does appear to be gone. The driver side mount was really in bad shape. I hammered the metal inner section away from the rubber mount with minimal effort just for fun.
On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 9:33 AM, Anthony Pelletier <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you also hear any noise when you go over bumps, or just when you take > off? Other things to look at.. control arm bushings, brake carriers & > pads(are the pads moving in the carriers), ball joints(if they came from > german auto & you didnt ask for a specific brand they are probably optimal > which are total shit.) > Just a few things to check while I play mechanic at my desk... > Tony > > Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android > > ------------------------------ > * From: * Chad Rebuck <[email protected]>; > * To: * Volkswagen a2 16v discussion list <[email protected]>; > * Subject: * Re: [a2-16v-list] inner cv joints bad? > * Sent: * Wed, Oct 17, 2012 4:46:53 AM > > I did narrow the sound down to the drive side. When I brake I can hear > a > cluck and then again when I take off from a stop I hear it. Happens at > each stop/go now. > > I did order a pass side axle since I could hear a recurring solid sounding > click under slight braking load while car was on stands. I was thinking of > replacing the strut mount when I replace the axle. The paperwork from my > shine suspension (dated 2002) indicated that 90 passat strut bearings were > provided. I noticed on http://www.germanautoparts.com that the passat > mounts run a couple dollars higher than the standard 16v jetta units. I > see the vr6 conversion option too but that is $170 as opposed to $25 for > stock. > > I'll probably just order the passat mounts since I know they worked ok. > I'm not expecting these to be as good as the vr6 mounts but they did last > me 10 years and 50k miles. I am not confident they have quit on me yet, > but I am really bothered by this clunk I haven't been able to pinpoint. > Replacing the axle and the mount at the same time doesn't add much work. > > > On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I did tighten those bolts to 33 foot pounds. Yup, I used the gasket that > > came with the boot kit. Now that I think about it I do believe it was > > making noise before I even removed the axle. The noise is just getting a > > little worse now. > > On Oct 6, 2012 3:28 PM, "Jack Simon" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Did you put new gaskets between the flange and the inner CV when you put > >> them in?? Torque setting for them is, I think, 36 ft.lbs. Could be the > >> bolts have worked loose and letting it seep out. Got my last set of > cork > >> gaskets from NAPA.......Jack > >> > >> > >> > http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/Result.aspx?Ntt%3dCV%2bjoint%2bgskets%26Ntk%3dKeyword%26Nty%3d1%26N%3d599001%2b101992%2b50074%2b2074015 > >> > >> On 6 Oct 2012, at 15:00, Chad Rebuck wrote: > >> > >> There is no sound when turning, so I don't suspect the outer cv joints > are > >> bad. I would not think the inner cv joints Its driving me nuts. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> a2-16v-list mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list
