[s-cars] Strange front end vibration or shaking - 94 S4

[JR]

I had the same issue.  Replacing the ball joint fixed it.  In my case, I 
replaced the whole front control arm which came with new bushings and 
ball joint.  I got it from germanautoparts.com.

Thanks,

JR


Tim Sexton wrote:

> Hello All,
>    When making left hand turns at speeds of greater than 75 mph, the 
> front end on my 94 S4 begins to vibrate/shake fairly violently.  It 
> feels like it originates somewhere in the front right suspension.  The 
> car has new tie rods and control arms and I've lifted the wheel off 
> the ground and can see no visible play anywhere in the suspension when 
> physically moving the tire in various directions.  I've also rotated 
> the tires and still get the same bad vibration/shaking.
>    I was searching through the archives and saw a few other posts with 
> the same symptoms, but didn't ever find if anyone had come up with a 
> solution.   I'm wondering if it's a bad wheel bearing, but I'm 
> guessing that if the wheel bearing was that bad, the noise would be 
> pretty loud and I'd be able to detect it when moving the tire with the 
> suspension off the ground.  Any ideas, or did any of the other guys 
> with the same issue ever find the culprit?
> Thanks for the help,
> Tim Sexton
>
> Colorado Springs, Colorado
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