[s-cars] I'm ready to SELL if I can't fix the WANDERING problem!!!

[Bob Rossato]

Nic,

Have you tried to unplug the Servotronic?  I have noticed that the car is
unbearable to me in terms of wander with the Servotronic active.  Some
people like it, I can't stand it.  I constantly have to overcorrect with the
Servotronic on.  I have the same size tires, though in Dunlop SP8000s, and
Eibach/Bilsteins with very similar alignment settings.  I always recommend
pulling the relay, which in your '93 will be under the passenger side of the
dash, but you could pull the connector at the steering rack for a trial run.

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Nic Bode
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 10:56 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] I'm ready to SELL if I can't fix the WANDERING
> problem!!!
>
>
> There must be a secret I am missing. Please help me!! A little background.
> '93 S4
> 76,000 miles
> Seattle, WA roads
> H&R V8's with Bilstein Sports-switching to Eibachs soon
> Bolero's with 235/45/17 SO-3's-heavy
> 38psi cold front
> 33.5 psi cold rear
> 1 degree negative camber-left and right-front
> 0.08" toe IN-left and right front
> 1/2 degree negative camber-left and right-rear
> 0.11" toe IN-left and right-rear
> complete front end bushing rebuild w/ all subframe mounts
> all nuts and bolts rechecked after 1,000 miles
>
> Oh yeah, and a ton of wandering. I don't dare drink a beer and drive. I
> might get pulled over by the local long arm of the law. The
> biggest positive
> difference I saw is when I went to the tire pressures you see
> above. I sold
> my Kumho 712's and went to the SO-3's on a reccomendation that the
> Bridgestone's don't wander, in comparison. A little better. Three
> alignments
> in the past year and a half and I can't drive over small cracks
> in the road
> without endangering children on the sidewalk. Car has never been hit or
> re-arranged. What am I missing? My GTI VR6 with 3 degrees negative camber
> and toe out drives straighter than this thing. Feel free to email directly
> with your words of encouragement and rays of light shining the
> path towards
> a straight driving, no need to look out for the car in the next lane, wife
> no longer laughing/swearing at me, can take clients in the car
> again, UrS4.
>
> Nic
> spedrcr at attbi.com
>
> PS-I'm not kidding about selling it if I can't fix it. It's intolerable.
>
>
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