Re: 4ks-suspension knock

["G. Erickson" <erickson@teleport.com>]

On Sun, 23 Apr 1995, sPiDaO wrote:

> 
> >  Whenever the car is fully turned left or right, something in the
> suspension knocks, both left and right, once. Doesn't 
> >reoccur until wheel is fully locked the other way. I immediately took it
> back to wheel bearing shop.
> 
> >  Neither shop knows what is causing the knock!  I am at a loss too. There
> are only a couple pieces that pivot as the 
> >wheel is turned. And they check out fine. Could it be with the steering
> rack? Also - this car NEVER made a sound like 
> >that before, is there any way the wheel bearioing chop could have caused
> this, or should I chalk it up to coincidence?
> 
> Can you 'feel' the knock too? I'm having the same problem on my newly
> purchased 81 4k 5+5. It doesn't strictly do it a full turn, but with almost
> left turn(maybe even on rights too). I think it's in the rack, ball joint or
> something along those lines. Someone got the answer?
> 
> Chad                     
> shepherd.31@osu.edu              
> 86 VW GTi 
> 87 Audi 4KS   
> ***81 Audi 2-door 5+5***                                
> 
> 

Hey guys, I hate to have to mention the obvious problem, but have you
_thouroughly_ checked the cv boots?  I have had this problem with even 
only a very minor cut in the boots, one small enough that we didn't find 
it until the boot was off and we had it almost turned inside out.  I put 
a new boot on and the noise was gone.

Hears hoping to a cheap and easy solution!  ;-) YMMV!
-=gary=-

erickson@teleport.COM