[V6-12v] Steering noise

[Clive Young]

Lino I think I got it !

I had exactly the same noise you had ,sounds like metal on rubber, most
noticable at slow speeds when more lock is required..... er okay that was a
pretty stupid statement. full lock at high speed usually means you are in a
world of hurt! ......anyway ...

In my case I jacked up the front end, and went lock to lock with the engine
off. Followed it all the way down to my passanger side tie rod end. Took it
off and discovered the grease had totally dried up and clumped, and the
noise I was hearing was the dry metal on plastic inside the tie rod end.
Took the rubber boot off, forced in a little wd40 to get it started , worked
in some bearing grease and no more noise....need an allignment now though!

Hope you find it to be something as simple as I did.

PS if so , EBAY has them cheap

Clive
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lino M. Valadas" <l.valadas at rogers.com>
To: "Lt Kubosh" <Lt.Kubosh at atlas.cz>
Cc: <v6-12v at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [V6-12v] Steering noise


> Thanks guys,
>
> But this noise is definitely not CV joints.  I have done those on another
> car and know exactly what that feels like.  This noise is like turning a
rod
> in a rubber sleeve  without much lubrication (get your mind out the
gutter)
> its kinda like a deep moan, like opening an old barn door.  I'm pretty
sure
> its the top mounts or some other pivoting mechanism that takes place when
> one turns the steering wheel.
>
> Thanks again
>
> Lino
> 93 90qs
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lt Kubosh" <Lt.Kubosh at atlas.cz>
> Cc: <v6-12v at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 4:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: [V6-12v] Steering noise
>
>
> Hi Limo,
> this sounds like the "CV joint" farewell. If you hear something like
"Click,
> click" (loud) in the low speed and hard turning. That's almost everytime
it.
> It is not good idea to let it be, because while it break you'll be no more
> to drive till exchanged...
> The bearing makes noise all the time.
> New CV Joint is about $150 non original. Repair is easy to medium with
> proper tools. Just one pain is to get down the old CV Joint (it is locked
on
> the axle by "C" spring. So one soft hammer punch over wood will "click" it
> down.
> It took me about 2 hours.
>
> Martin
>
> >-----Puvodni zprava-----
> >Od: Lino M. Valadas [mailto:l.valadas at rogers.com]
> >Odesláno: 18. kvetna 2004 3:52
> >Komu:
> >Kopie: v6-12v at audifans.com
> >Predmet: Re: [V6-12v] Steering noise
> >
> >
> >Have any of you gentlemen experienced loud groaning from the front end
> >suspension when turning right or left at very low speeds like backing out
> of
> >a driveway?
> >
> >It sounds like the front struts top bearings have bought the farm.  Any
> >BTDT's?  How difficult is it to drop the front struts and replace the
> >bearings?
> >
> >Any feed back would be welcome.
> >
> >TIA
> >
> >Lino
> >93 90sq
> >
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