[s-cars] Tire wear/suspension help needed

[Peter]

1. Tie rod end.
2. Broken rack.  (from holding tight onto the steering wheel when he was hit
and chipping/breaking a gear tooth/teeth and allowing the tie rod to have
"slop".)  /Peter

On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:32 AM, Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net>wrote:

> The subject car is the kids' '04 A4q Ultrasport.  You may remember that I
> mentioned he was in an accident while at college.  The car was hit pretty
> hard at the passenger side rear door and rear bulkhead as he made a left
> turn and was hit by someone rushing in a new Accord to make the light.  Bad
> decision/speed estimation or whatever.  The car was hit hard enough to spin
> him and the original estimate of $4k blossomed to $8.5 k as they worked on
> it.  Still it came out okay, it seemed, with a new door RR door, fender and
> suspension pieces there.  As the tire was shot, I shipped him out a couple
> of barely used spares and we drove it out from San Diego to Houston at the
> end of May.  Since then, he also did a round trip to/from Alabama to visit
> my father-in-law this summer.  I was in the car with him and heard what
> sounded like feathering/cupping was going on in the right front.  Checked it
> out...very localized and significant wear, down to the belt over about three
> inches on the inside with focused wear extending another couple of inches
> per side.  This is on one of the tires sent out, not one that was in the
> accident.  My mechanic did not see anything more than me, which is the
> engine mount on that side is shot; completely collapsed and split.  So, two
> engine mounts and the tranny mount will be replaced, but my question is, to
> our resident experts, is that kind of wear possible without something else
> bent or messed up in the front suspension?
>
> I'll deal with the tire today, and order either 034 mounts or RS4 mounts
> from ECS Monday, but what do you guys think?
>
> TIA,
>
> Steve
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