Re: wheel bearing?

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Jack Rich say:

>      When I corner in my 84 4kq to the left, there is a steady 
>      thump-thump-thump sound, whose rapidity is proportional to my speed. 
>      When I go straight or turn right, there is no unusual sound.  This 
>      sounds like a wheel bearing about to go (right?) and it must be on the 
>      right side of the car where the cornering forces are highest (right?), 
>      but I can't tell if it's the front or the rear.  I also am not sure if 
>      a wheel bearing makes a thump once per tire revolution vs. a steady 
>      rumble.

It's a CV joint, not a wheel bearing.

I forget which turn makes which side thump.

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