[s-cars] Problem vibration in the front end?

[colin cohen]

Bushings all LOOK good - after all the car only has 20K miles.  I suspect 
the control arms- always a weak point.

But I also think that the  questions raised by Andrew and Robert have rung 
another bell:  when I have the car sitting on a slope or coasting very 
slowly, I feel or perhaps sense something dragging in the drive train.  Not 
pronounced but almost as if all the diffs were locked which I don't believe 
them to be.  Certainly no sign from the indicators.  That leads me to think 
I need to get the booties off the CVJs; and look at the calipers.  Could 
easily have a sticking piston.

In that connection I am not sure how locking the center or rear would affect 
the front end?  The car does not (unfortunately) have a front LSD.

As for all of you that want it - Its mine !  mine mine mine!  I love it.  So 
ugly and squat and a fear generating chaser of Mustangs and other inferior 
species.

However its still not rated as a "Collector Car" by SCM, B-J or Hagertys', 
which baffles me.  But anyway it now proudly wears TX vintage plates with no 
inspection requirement.

As always thanks guys.  I recognize all of you as long term players on these 
lists.   I know I have been here since 1989 (quattro and urq at least) and 
that feels like half a life time!

Colin
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wylie Bean" <theringmeister at triad.rr.com>
To: "colin cohen" <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>; 
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Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Problem vibration in the front end?


> Your car is broken. Sell it to me for $1.  (Sorry, had to do it)
>
> What about control arm and/or subframe bushings?
>
>
> Wylie Bean
> TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 92 UrS4
> 08 Q7 3.6
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: "colin cohen" <ccohen5 at compuserve.com>
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> Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:58:47
> To: s car<s-car-list at audifans.com>; <urq at audifans.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Problem vibration in the front end?
>
> I am experiencing an odd but very pronounced front end vibration with my 
> SQ and wonder if anyone has experienced the same thing with an Urq?
>
> It starts at about 60/65 and gets progressively worse with lots of 
> wheel-shake up to about 80 and then reduces somewhat but does not 
> disappear;
>
> Almost undetectable when I drop below 55/55.
>
> Here is what I have eliminated: swapped wheels and tires - completely 
> different sets; new shocks and upper strut bearings (same as Urq); checked 
> for tie rod integrity which seem tight with no play; and checked for 
> bearing play.  There is a slight oscillation when braking as if the rotors 
> were warped but no run out when tested on the car.
>
> Any input gratefully accepted.
>
> Colin
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