Re: Wierdness from the front end

["Anthony K.B. Chan" <chan@seattleu.edu>]

You may also want to check the two liquid engine mount. I used to have an 
85' 5000s which has shown some of the similar behavior you mentioned in 
your mail. It turned out to be left side liquid fill engine mount. It 
burst open. I noticed a funny clunk when I hit a little bump on the driver 
side. I thought it was the upper strut bearing but it wasn't. It also 
turn wide on that side too. 

But I won't rule out loose subframe bolt. Did the alignment shop mention 
anything about change or correcting your caster when they did the alignment.
I know the caster is set by the factory and you are not supposed to be able
to change it but you can actually do some slight adjustment by loosening 
the subframe and move the subframe fore or aft to make some adjustment to 
the caster. A loose suframe will definitely make your car turn funny as 
well as an off-centered steering wheel. I think the subframe bolt on the 
5000s like my 85' I used to have needed to be torqued to 81 ft/lbs. I think 
the bolts are reusable, the one on my 92' 100 V6 is not reusable they are 
the torque yielding type i.e. they stretch, you need to replace them 
everytime you loosen them, and they are torqued to 48 ft/lbs plus a 1/4 turn
which turn out to be over 100 ft/lbs. One thing I always check after an 
alignment are the bolts on the top camber plates and the 2 nuts on the tie 
rods that locks the adjuster, make sure they are tight. 

Anthony Chan
chan@seattleu.edu
92' 100 V6 

On Tue, 30 Jan 1996 STEADIRIC@aol.com wrote:

> >I have a problem that's been bugging me on my 86 5kcstq for a while.  I hope
> >the Audi brain trust can help me solve this one.
> >
> >I've noticed lately, when I accelerate or brake hard, the car starts to head
> >for the right shoulder.  I suspect tie rods, but I'd like to here some more
> >informed opinions.  The car has 106k miles, new Boge struts at 95k, a new
> >steering rack at 90k, new rotors and pads and caliper rbuilds at 98k.  The
> >front end was aligned after the struts were installed.  Additionally, since
> >this problem surfaced, I've noticed the wheel is no longer centered. It
> >always looks like I'm in a wide right turn.
> 
> 1) Sub Frame Bushings
> 
> 2) Lower Control Arm Bushings
> 
> 3) Wheel Bearings
> 
> 4) Tire Pressure
> 
> 5) Aligment
> 
> Later!
> 
> 
> Eric Fletcher
> '87 5KCSTQIA2RSR2B
> 
> STEADIRIC@aol.com
> 
> 
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