4KQ Front Suspension Help Needed!

[Kneale Brownson]

My wife's 4Kq made noises like that briefly before the driver side tie rod 
end broke.  Good thing it happened as she turned into our driveway.



At 02:24 PM 05/02/2001 -0400, Ricky H. wrote:

>Hey everyone, I would like to know if anyone out there has heard of the 
>same problem I am having with my front suspension.  In the front passenger 
>side there is a big snap-like clunking noise when I am turning in reverse 
>or turing hard and pulling forward.  This is all from a stop might I 
>add.  As I back up or pull forward turning, with the steering wheel almost 
>all the way to one side, i move about a foot or two and then hear a huge 
>SNAP/CLUNK noise.  Anybody else ever experience this, and has anyone ever 
>foud out what corrects this.  It is ver annoying to myself and 
>others!  They only other question I have is how is Bilstien on warrantying 
>struts?  My front struts are now very soft, and the rear remains very 
>hard!  I put Bilstien Sports in the front and read about a year ago.  And 
>why did they get so soft all of a sudden, the rears are still stiff like 
>when I put them in!??  If anybody has any information on what this is or 
>what I should do I would greatly appriciate it!  Thank you loyal listers!
>
>
>-Rick Heinlein
>1987 4000CS Quattro w/super suspension
>http://www.rickyphunk.iwarp.com/carpage.html
>"The Audi 4000CS Quattro... a suspension so over built that Audi never 
>built it again!"
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