Help! Squeak! Clink! (or something)

[Fred Munro]

Hi Sebastian;

I had a similar sound on both my Type 44s caused by worn outer heim joints
on the upper links on the rear suspension. Cured it by injecting grease
through the seal with a hypodermic needle-type grease gun fitting.
Eventually had to replace the joints.
I've never seen a Type 89 rear suspension, so I don't know if you have the
same set-up, but I do know the noise was extremely annoying. It was most
noticeable at slow speeds over small bumps and it went away in rain because
the water got into the joint and "lubed" it.

HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4  123k km

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sebastian Costin" <Sebastian.Costin at connex.ro>
To: "'Per Lindgren'" <lindgre at online.no>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 6:22 AM
Subject: Help! Squeak! Clink! (or something)


> Hi,
>
> I never said it was rumbling. The sound is a high pitch sqeak / sqeal /
> clink (like 2 pieces of metal either scraping / rubbing or clinking into
> each other).
>
> So far, this is what I could gather as the sound's particularities:
>
> - it's in the rear of the car
> - it occurs on the smallest road imperfection (even slightly rugged
asphalt)
>
> - it doesn't matter whether I'm steering or going straight
> - it doesn't matter the speed (no alteration of the noise w/ speed
increase,
> occurs as soon as the car is moving)
> - it's somewhere between the rear seat and the trunk (I've had somebody
> riding in the rear seat and in the trunk and it's somewhere in between)
> - apparently it's coming from the right wheel
> - goes away when it rains outside
> - goes away when the trunk is loaded
> - it's louder with the rear seat backrest removed
> - I can't replicate it by pulling the exhaust (so I suppose it's not it,
> especially since it seems to come from the right side of the car)
> - I've changed the rear brake shoes and it's still there
> - I've had inner brake mechanism (yes, I have drum brakes on the rear)
> thoroughly cleaned / lubed / adjusted and and it's still there
> - so far, the only possible way to replicate it (with the car stopped) is
to
> engage the handbrake and kick (quite hard) (any of) the rear wheels at 12
> and 2 o'clock.
>
> - ... and, finally, it's been driving me NUTS for several months now
>
> Any ideas / BTDTs ?? (please, list members!!!!!!). A lot of thanks to Per
> for his support!!!
>
> Sebastian Costin
>
> PS: I don't have daily access to a ramp to look underneath and for every
> intervention on the car I have to pay some top $$$s at the service (no
real
> conditions for DIY jobs in the parking lot), so I really can't afford
> fumbling around too much with this. PLEASE be as specific as you can!
>
> Thanks A LOT!!!
>
> SC
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Per Lindgren [SMTP:lindgre at online.no]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2001 01:56
> > To: Sebastian Costin
> > Subject: Re: worn bearing
> >
> >
> >
> > Sebastian Costin wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I've been to my mechanic today and had him adjust and lube the rear
> > brakes -
> > > didn't get rid of the noise and the wheel bearing seems fine (no free
> > play).
> > > However, I did find out that the opposite (left) wheel bearing seems
> > quite
> > > worn (some free play). Question: is it possible to hear a noise from
the
> > > rear right when in fact the rear left bearing is worn?
> >
> > I dont think so, I've never experienced just that. If the bearings are
OK
> > on
> > your car, I cant imagine anything else than something's rubbing or
> > dragging
> > in/on your rear brakes. That would make a scraping noise though, not
> > rumbling
> > like you described it.
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thx a lot and sorry for the continous disturbance
> >
> > Oh, dont worry about it. I live and breathe VW/Audis :-)
> >
> > PerL