Clunk noise under my '85 Cpe GT

[Richard J. Andrews]

When i checked the archives it said that Huw Powell fixed this said clunk
when he replaced his rack with one with no play or virtually none...
maybe Huw can verify?

HTH!
rich
'86 4kq

At 10:27 PM 11/21/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm afraid that happens on all of the 4k's and coupe's I've encountered.
>Had a '84 4ks and my 4kq that I still have still does it.  Also had a '81
>5kt that made the exact same noise.  They all do it especially with the
>wheels turned and under braking or acceleration.  I replaced all said items
>and still had the same noise.  Although the noise got less frequent after
>all these things were changed, it was still there.  Anybody else had this
>experience?  I would also like to hear of a fix!
>
>J Mawhinney
>
>'85 4kq
>'86 5ktq
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Red Badge Moment" <red at bewley.net>
>To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 12:51 PM
>Subject: Clunk noise under my '85 Cpe GT
>
>
> >
> > Chasing a clunk noise on my '85 Coupe GT.  Tends to happen when I'm in a
> > parking lot, with the wheel turned close to full lock.  This has been
> > happening for awhile now.
> >
> > In an effort to fix the situation (plus it needed a front end rebuild),
> > I've replaced the following:
> >
> > - front struts
> > - strut bearings
> > - lower ball joints
> > - tie rod ends
> > - A-arm bushings
> >
> > No change in the noise!! (though it drives better :)
> >
> > Any advice appreciated!! :)
> >
> > --
> > Barry J. McCabe - VW/Audi dork :)
> > red at bewley.net
> > 'Red Badge Moment'
> > http://www.bewley.net/~red/
> >