Suspension Noise...?

[peepingheads]

Just got back from France, been away for 4 weeks in the Joker traveling around Brittany with two children, bikes, water tank loaded, portaloo etc. basically everything needed for camping.

Got back and unloaded everything, went for a drive up the road and there is now this strange noise, possibly coming from the rear of the van, sounds like a 'bag of spanners'.. basically a rattly metallic noise, quite a bright noise.

I have unloaded EVERYTHING so the noise is mechanical and from the van...

Open to suggestions as to what it may be....

Thanks

Glenn

[tinman]

Could possibly be a dry CV joint, give the boots a squeeze and try it again.

[VWCamperfan]

Is this noise only bump or rough road related?

[peepingheads]

It is only bumpy road related, no there on a smooth road.

Could be CV joint, I replaced the off side oil seal before I went as it was leaking....

[ermie571]

I had something similar...sounded like a bag of spanners over a bump.....had a rummage underneath....rear sping had broken a coil...it was the broken bit clattering.....

take care

Em
xx

[peepingheads]

I did suspect a broken coil spring, I once drove a T4 California home from southern Germany with a broken coil spring, fine on the autobahn, bad on the M25.

Of course, no amount of banging and wiggling of the spring shows any kind of break.

Thanks for the reply.

[H-G]

Had something similar when I bought my bus. Checked wheel bearings, springs, radius arms mounts.......

Turned out that the lower shock bolt on one side was loose and the shock was knocking when I went over a bump. Torqued it up and no more knocking.