[s-cars] Suspension bushings and tranny mounts

Lee Levitt lee at wheelman.com
Wed Dec 4 12:06:02 EST 2002


Bob writes:
>
> Interesting topic.   "Sidestepping" is a great description of what I feel
> when my s6 Avant is turned hard in reverse. This happens every
> day as I back out of the driveway.   It feels as if one  front tire
> isn't rolling, but skidding and jumping a bit -- almost as if the
> front axle is locked and the tires are forced to deal with the
> speed difference from turning by themselves.   I'm really surprised
> that this is common!  I still wonder if something is wrong.

Interestingly, my wife's A6 does this but my S6 doesn't...and with the same
tires.

It does feel like a locked front diff (drove an Isuzu Trooper that would do
this forward *or* reverse with the front diff locked)

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant





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