Re: 200T Front End Noise

[chan@seattleu.edu (Anthony K.B. Chan)]

You may want to check the 3 nuts that hold the strut tower and 3 nuts on the
camber plate on both struts. If they are tight then I will suspect a either 
the wheel bearing or the lower ball joint. I have had problem with all three
of these items. Loose camber plates and bad wheel bearing both kind of make
a grind and clunk noise when the car is stationary and when the steering
wheel is being turned.

If you had a bad ball joint, your car will feel kind of lop sided. When you 
push down on the front end, the side with the bad ball joint will need less
force to push down and rebound will be higher than the other side( it took 
me a while to figure out it was a bad ball joint, I was assnming it was a
defective strut since it happened after 6 months I got new struts). 

Good luck. 

Anthony Chan
Adminstrative System
Information Services
Seattle University

Internet: chan@seattleu.edu
Phone: (206) 296-5553
Fax: (206) 296-5561

> From quattro-owner@coimbra.ans.net Thu Aug 31 07:41:52 1995
> From: Peter Tracy <pgt@novelmail.keps.com>
> To: Quattro <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
> Subject: 200T Front End Noise
> 
> 
> My '90 200 Turbo has a grinding noise in the front end. It happens whenever 
> the wheel is turned to the right from center and comes from the left front 
> wheel. It does not happen when turning left.
> 
> Any clues on what it might be? My guess is either a wheel bearing or a CV 
> joint. I have replaced CV joints on other cars and I assume this car is 
> similar. Has anyone ever replaced a wheel bearing on one of these cars 
> (5000, 100 or 200)? Is this a job for the shadetree mechanic or are 
> expensive special tools required?
> 
> TIA
> Peter Tracy
> ptracy@keps.com
>