Re: Driveshaft splines, nut torques, bra

[AUDIDUDI@delphi.com]

> I also replaced the front discs - does anyone else find that they need 
> to replace the discs quite often (usually long before the minimum 
> thickness is reached) to cure jerky braking?

I too have experienced this on my Audis but the rotors are cheap enough that
I just replace them along with the pads every 20-30k or so.

> I am getting clunks from the front suspension when on full lock.  I had 
> hoped that this would go away when I replaced the front bearings - it 
> didn't.  I couldn't feel any play in the outer CV joints when I had 
> everything dismantled.

In my experience, I've never been able to visually determine the amount of
wear on CV joints -- I've seen several that look okay but clunk badly when
the wheels are turned -- so I suspect this is your problem.  I've broken a
lot of inner joints while racing but never had to replace them on a street
car, including an '81 4000 (80 to you) that lasted 280,000 miles...

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