ssm@leg.ri.cmu.edu (Sesh Murthy) (11/03/85)
I have a 1980 VW dasher(diesel if that matters) that makes a lot of noise when I bear left on a curve (even if the curvature is very low) but makes much less noise when I go straight or turn right. THis is noticeable only at speeds above 30 mph. The car has 87000 miles on it. ANy suggestions about possible causes and solutions would be appreciated. Sesh -- uucp: seismo!rochester!cmu-ri-leg!ssm arpa: ssm@cmu-ri-leg
kitten@hao.UUCP (11/07/85)
> I have a 1980 VW dasher(diesel if that matters) that makes a lot of noise when > I bear left on a curve (even if the curvature is very low) but makes much > less noise when I go straight or turn right. THis is noticeable only at > speeds above 30 mph. The car has 87000 miles on it. > > ANy suggestions about possible causes and solutions would be appreciated. > Sesh ** For what it's worth, I had a similar problem on my 74 Mustang II. I experienced noise on turns, nobody seemed to be able to figure it out until the car was put up on a rack. It turns out the bozos who had replaced the starter (a FORD dealer, of course) had failed to use washers (lock washers???) and two of the three bolts were missing, with the third loose. The starter was flapping around, and when starting, didn't always engage, just made a clattering noise, as well as the noise when turning. This may not be the cause of your problem, but it's worth a check. {ucbvax!hplabs | allegra!nbires | decvax!noao | harpo!seismo | ihnp4!noao} !hao!kitten CSNET: kitten@NCAR ARPA: kitten%ncar@CSNET-RELAY
toma@tekchips.UUCP (Tom Almy) (11/09/85)
(I couldn't get the mail system to reply directly, so I am posting this) In article <242@leg.ri.cmu.edu> you write: >I have a 1980 VW dasher(diesel if that matters) that makes a lot of noise when >I bear left on a curve (even if the curvature is very low) but makes much >less noise when I go straight or turn right. THis is noticeable only at >speeds above 30 mph. The car has 87000 miles on it. > It is one of your front wheel bearings. This happened to my wife's Audi Fox at about 95,000 miles. Get it fixed without delay! Tom Almy Tektronix, Inc.