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So he WAY over exceeded trailer/tongue weight on the minivan?

If a someone managed to torque their frame/body/whatever with a WDH their either WAY over-adjusted that hitch or have serious problems with their vehicle. I suggested it based on the notion of a cross country trip. It can keep your vehicle leveled out and is really nice to have in the event of...

Check your rear axle bushings. Also if you can load it up and see what the load does to your suspension - do it. Might be worth looking at a weight distribution hitch to ensure you have enough weight over front tires and haven't smashed the rear suspension down to the tires.

Or use an air chisel!

Well I was wrong its still there. At this point I'm running out of parts to replace. I even bought a damn action camera to catch it on camera. My most definitive shot was with camera mounted on control arm (which is new). Right when I heard the clunk the camera jumped. But control arm and...

Update: both upper motor/transmission mounts replace did not solve issue. However once I replaced the dog bone mount this seems to have solved the issue and this has really changed ride quality and almost all of the vibrating/buzzing crap in the cabin is gone. I believe the mounts are original...

Update: transmission mount replaced and clunk persists

Could that be the alternator pulley bearing?

OK I have another symptom to report today while entering a parking garage I cut the wheel hard to get into a parking spot and there was a very loud screeching that came from the front left. And this is not the same squealing of a tire on polished cement. Any thoughts?

Would you be able to see the motor mount or motor itself shift when it makes that noise?

Let me know what you find

No it seems to be only on left. And replacing the struts didn’t fix it. I did notice the other day that I can feel it in steering wheel when it happens.

They are parts store axles.

Axles are new as of May. Bearing is 4 years old. I hope it’s not wheel bearing- such a PITA.

No, but it helps if struts are seated all the way. In case anyone cares Monroe Quickstruts don’t fit into the knuckle.

On another note both struts have now been replaced. Both front wheels have negative camber??

Man I got obsessed with figuring it out. Had Vag com out all the time, went hunting vacuum and fuel leaks - got nothing. At this point it’s 21 yrs old and 400k miles, starts, has AC. I’m making best of it.

Tried this and couldn’t reproduce the noise. I did try your engine wiggle. Right side of engine/trans does move some is this normal?

How much play should trans mount have?

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