[V8] Things that go clunk after turns

[Jason Kohls]

I think I have the same prob.  My CQ acts up when I'm backing out near
full-lock down a curb, although that could be the tie-rods.  I put H&Rs and
Bilsteins in last summer and everyone said that the strut mounts would
fail.  I should've picked up Mance Strut Savers.

On 3/30/07, Vittorio Bares <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com> wrote:
>
> Your strut top mount may be toast? I know in the 4k's you can tell by
> looking at the hats on the strut towers - if they are not tight to the
> strut tower, then you have play and you'll hear a clunk on extension of
> the suspension.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]
> On Behalf Of Kneale Brownson
> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2007 6:32 AM
> To: 200q20v at audifans.com; quattro at audifans.com; v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Things that go clunk after turns
>
> I hit some pretty rough bumps in a frozen gravel road a couple days ago.
> Now, when I load the front suspension heavily in a hard left turn at
> speed, I hear a substantial clunk as the wheels return to neutral.  I
> looked underneath to make sure I wasn't missing any bolts  or having
> some broken parts, but couldn't see anything unusual.  What should I
> look for when I jack up the car and remove the wheel?
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