Steering Oscillations

[Grant Lenahan]

good luck.

remember that a could 6 x 6 blocks ,make a dandy jack stand

Grant
On Jan 24, 2015, at 5:51 AM, Vincent Gelinas <vrgelinas at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, all. I don't have a jack stand or even decent floor jack where I am and I dare not get under the car with just the widow maker. I'll have to pull some strings and have her towed. AAA will take me wherever I need, so I can call my grandparents and have t towed down to Force 5. I'm quite fortunate to only be an hour from Chris. 
> 
> When I got home, I tried seeing what I could find just by turning the wheels full lock. My tie rod ends look solid (that was my first thought) and everything looks decent except for the right outer CV. Last time I had a CV pop, it was completely different than this, so that didn't immediately come to mind. 
> 
> And, yes, something in the front started creaking going over road imperfections, then I went around a corner and POP, violent steering wheel oscillations but it didn't translate into actual steering problems. I was still able to control the car fine without fighting. I just had a vibration of 2-3 inches either way in the steering wheel. 
> 
> I'm aware I'll need the new tyre. Rt 4 in rural NH has few good places to pull over. I figured it was better to have to drop some money on a new tyre and possibly wheel than risk getting hit by the yahoos that tear around the curves. 
> 
> I tried to research this for hours before I came to the list. 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Vincent 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 23, 2015, at 23:17, <cody at 5000tq.com> <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Likely a front outer CV joint has quit life. BTDT many years ago. Mine went BANG as I was pulling in to a parking lot to investigate, but when I saw the ball bearings rolling across the lot I figured it out pretty quick ;-)
>> 
>> -Cody
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: Vincent Gelinas
>> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2015 9:10 PM
>> To: quattro at audifans.com
>> Subject: Steering Oscillations
>> 
>> Hi, all! Patient is a 2004 A6qA with about 139k. 3.0 gas V6.
>> 
>> Good news! My car passed inspection and I have a sticker!
>> 
>> Bad news! On the way home, something in my front end started squeaking, there was a soft pop going around a curve, then my steering wheel started oscillating violently, so I limped home. There was a lovely popping and grinding as I took a right onto one road and again on to another, and when I got home, my right tire has massive cracks in the sidewall - though it still holds air.
>> 
>> I have no idea what happened. It was a little ponderous around the road before that, especially around the corners.
>> 
>> Any ideas without me jacking it up yet?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Vin
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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