[s-cars] Odd S6 Vibes

Tue May 23 03:07:41 EDT 2006

Certainly seems to be fine now

thanks

Iain
> 
> From: "David Cahill" <david.cahill at alum.dartmouth.org>
> Date: 2006/05/22 Mon PM 05:27:16 BST
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Odd S6 Vibes
> 
> My experience is consistent with what others have described. I only drive
> the S4 about once per week. For the first 5 miles or so on the highway,
> there's a palpable vibration in the steering wheel and some mild shuddering
> above 60 mph.
> 
> Once the tires have warmed-up...voila...the problem goes away. I have no CV
> issues. The vibration only occurs on my summer rubber- Conti Extreme
> Contacts, which are anecdotally prone to flat spotting. (Ironically I never
> get any vibration from my snow tires, which are Green Diamond Inaris).
> 
> So...my $.02: you probably don't have to worry. It's no big deal.
> 
> Dave
> 
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> >    1. Re:  Odd S6 Vibes (LL - NY)
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> > Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 08:46:07 -0400
> > From: "LL - NY" <larrycleung at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Odd S6 Vibes
> > To: "iain.atkinson at tesco.net" <iain.atkinson at tesco.net>
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com, Robert Rossato <r0ssat0_987 at att.net>
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> > I too, like Bob, had the tire flatspotting experience regularly with
> > the Dunlop SP8000. It took a full winter of sitting (yup, she's become
> > a garage queen) to have the same ordeal with my Falken FK451's, but
> > once they became warm, all is smooth again. I think it is tire brand AND
> > model related, I recall having the same issue with one set of my mostly
> > Autocross
> > (didn't see daily driving too often) VW GTi, but I can't recall which of
> > my
> > street
> > tires tended to do it.
> >
> > LL - NY
> >
> > On 5/22/06, iain.atkinson at tesco.net <iain.atkinson at tesco.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Well it does seem like it's the tyres, been out this morning and drove
> > to
> > > work in it and all seems pretty much fine, checked the wheel bolts they
> > are
> > > tight. Nvere had this before when i have left cars at airports etc, i
> > wonder
> > > if it's a problem associated with different brands of tyre???
> > >
> > > Thanks goes again to the list
> > >
> > > Iain
> > > >
> > > > From: <calvinlc at earthlink.net>
> > > > Date: 2006/05/22 Mon AM 12:52:03 BST
> > > > To: "Robert Rossato" <r0ssat0_987 at att.net>,
> > > >       <iain.atkinson at tesco.net>,
> > > >       <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Odd S6 Vibes
> > > >
> > > > Also, if it is a CV boot the grease has a tendency to get all over the
> > > > inside of the wheels and that really plays hell with the
> > > balance....however
> > > > the sitting for 6 days thing doesn't really play well with this
> > > theory....if
> > > > you didn't drive it very far I would go for the out of round tire
> > theory
> > > > which should go away after 5-10 miles for sure....if not, it is
> > > something
> > > > else.
> > > > --Calvin
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > > > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Robert Rossato
> > > > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 12:13 PM
> > > > To: iain.atkinson at tesco.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Odd S6 Vibes
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Just some random thoughts.
> > > >
> > > > May want to check your front CV joints.  Maybe you have a torn boot on
> > > > one and the joint is on its way out.  Sitting around for the week the
> > > > joint may have seized up slightly.
> > > >
> > > > Another thing may be that the tires have just gone square from
> > sitting.
> > > > Have you driven it long?  The tires will eventually round out again.
> > > > This will vary from tire to tire.  I remember my Dunlop SP8000's used
> > to
> > > > do this, just from sitting overnight.  First couple of miles was
> > always
> > > > a little shaky.
> > > >
> > > > Bob.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > > > > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of
> > > > > iain.atkinson at tesco.net
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:24 AM
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> > > > > Subject: [s-cars] Odd S6 Vibes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Folks
> > > > >
> > > > > my S6 has been sat on the drive for the last week whilst i
> > > > > await some parts, took it for a little drive today and all of
> > > > > a sudden got a shaking steering wheel at anything over 60mph,
> > > > > tyres are virtually new and were all balanced fine, any
> > > > > ideas?? Tyre pressures spot on.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Iain
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