Squeaky Rear Suspension

[Hayes Myers]

I have been getting a strange clunk... from driver rear.  Particulary when
turning right out of parking lot that has a steeper incline.  The squeak
went away. Good mouse I guess.  

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From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of jlagnese at massed.net
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 10:08 AM
To: LL - NY; Ben Swann
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Squeaky Rear Suspension

Did that make a clunk? I am experiencing a clunk
from my LR wheel on my 91 200 TQ 20V. I am guessing
that it is one of the bushings.

John 
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  Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:39:42 -0400
  From: LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>
  Subject: Re: Squeaky Rear Suspension
  To: Ben Swann <benswann at verizon.net>
  Cc: quattro at audifans.com
  >My trap links on my former 200 started squeaking
  when the rubber boots had
  >shrunk (from age) far enough to allow leakage
  into/out of the joint, i.e.,
  >they lost lubrication. No notable play. Managed
  to make it through the
  >winter hypodermically squirting in grease until I
  could replace them in the
  >spring.
  >
  >LL - NY
  >
  >On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Ben Swann
  <benswann at verizon.net> wrote:
  >
  >> Possibilities include but not limited to:
  >>
  >> Strut mounts - more of a rattle and clunk.
  >>
  >> Trapazoidal Link and/or control arm bushings
  worn - the trap links are
  >> usually source of
  >> annoying squeak in rear without much other
  symptom unless really worn.
  >> Squeak often
  >> attributed to new links installed without
  weight on wheels - Nuts tightened
  >> with
  >> suspension hanging puts XS torsion on the new
  links when they are loaded,
  >> and can damage
  >> new links shortly after installation.
  >>
  >> Rear Transmission/differential mount - will
  cause definate play and clunk.
  >>
  >> Loose mounting nuts for the rear subframe or
  other major suspension
  >> component - this one
  >> haounted me for awhile and I found it after I
  did the above. Over time
  >> play in
  >> fastners may occur and can be felt with
  fingers. I found this one by
  >> gettting under the
  >> car while someone elase bounced on the bumper
  as I felt around. You may
  >> want to do
  >> this first to avoid doing unecessary stuff -
  even if getttin new suspension
  >> components
  >> is helpful in tightening things up in general.
  You can identify things
  >> sometimes better
  >> when under the car - just be carefull not to
  get hurt doing this.
  >>
  >> Ben
  >>
  >> [Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:40:25 -0400
  >> From: "Hayes Myers" <hayesmyers at gmail.com>
  >> Subject: Squeaky Rear Suspension
  >> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
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  >>
  >> My driver side rear suspension is making a
  squeaky noise. feels like it is
  >> the seats making the noise..in that it times
  well with the forward/back
  >> motion felt in the seat. IT also manifests
  itself upon entry/exit of the
  >> vehicle. I'll pull the rim and take a look
  around. Thinking it could be
  >> bushings?
  >>
  >> Hayes Myers, P.Eng
  >>
  >> 91 200 TQM 10v]
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