97 A6 front end clunk

gkot at adelphia.net gkot at adelphia.net
Mon Nov 11 20:23:37 EST 2002


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Hi mileage (143K) A6 that I just purchased is perfectly quiet when cruising=
 on the road.   When I slow to 5-10 mph and turn the steering wheel either =
left or right,  I get an audible low sounding non metallic clunking sound. =
 The control arm bushing on the passenger side was loose so I replaced both=
 the inners and outers on both sides, but alas the noise is still there.


It looks like the struts are the originals for there is some rust on the sh=
aft protruding above the top nut.  It seemed tight but I did not have the t=
ool necessary to fool with it.  The surrounding nuts were not super tight s=
o I cranked them a bit, but the noise persist. My mechanic thought that it =
might be bad strut stops.

The struts still seem fine even with the 143k.  I am not adverse to changin=
g the complete assembly provided that it is actually the cause.  Can anyone=
 point me toward possible causes of this noise.

George Kotjarapoglus    gkot at adelphia.net

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