[s-cars] Things I want to know...

[Jerry Scott]

I have a 93 S4 with 62000 miles, that has a similar noise in the
driveline.  It sounds like tire noise but my present tires are almost
bald, so don't think that it is tread howl.  To be specific about the
noise, it is an A flat below middle C at 60 mph, if you are musically
inclined.  It is definitely in the driveline and could be the center
bearing.  I guess it could also be the dreaded trany pinion bearing, but
I think that the noise is too low in frequency for that failure.  Let me
know what yours turns out to be.
Jerry

Rfeagleye at aol.com wrote:

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>Ok, was working on the car(s) yesterday, and have been thinking about a few
>things and want your opinions, etc.
>
>First, what do you guys think about painting these cars? I have some
>clearcoat issues on a black 1993 S4 and was thinking about getting the car painted
>after the winter. Do you think it is foolish or worth it? Will it detract from
>value on resale? I think it would be nice to have better paint and don't see a
>downside, except cost, and the fact it will deteriorate again from driving.
>
>I noticed that the screens under the wipers in front of the windows have
>broken in some areas. The car is garaged, so no debris gets in there (I hope!),
>but are these replaceable? Do you have to replace the whole panel under the
>wipers?
>
>Recently I had new tires installed. I was getting some bad tramlining and
>road noise. The tramlining stopped with the new tires (and an alignment!), but I
>still get some road noise that sounds like it is wheel bearings. But the front
>wheel bearings and strut bearings are new. I was wondering if the rear wheel
>bearings can go bad similar to the front? Has anyone had the rears replaced
>and found road noise decreased? The road noise is similar to wheel bearings, a
>bit louder than what I have experienced with just tires.
>
>Regarding the above, I get some shaking when stopping the car from highway
>speeds. It has an ECS Big Black kit. It seems to be a lot like a warped rotor.
>Has anyone had this? Could this be the culprit behind the noise in the
>paragraph above?
>
>Rob Eagleye
>1992 S4 (For sale, might be parting her soon...)
>1993 S4
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