RE: GT loose in the front end

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Alignment at all 4 corners?

Ian Duff, New Bedford, MA
1990 Coupe Quattro

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>From: 	G. Erickson[SMTP:erickson@teleport.com]
>Sent: 	Wednesday, May 01, 1996 1:50 PM
>To: 	Quattro List
>Cc: 	Gary Erickson
>Subject: 	GT loose in the front end
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>Ok folks, here's the problem that's been plaug\ing (sp?) since I got
>the
>Boge struts put in:
>
>The steering has been feeling like it's slightly disconnected from the
>rest of the car.  Sometimes when I brake the steering wheel will shake
>violently in my hands.  It doesn't happen all of the time, and it
>doesn't
>appear to be speed related.  (The strength of the vibration _will_ vary
>according to the speed of the car, but the shaking doesn't seem to be
>triggered by applying the brakes at any specific speed.)
>
>Also, the wheels don't feel like they have a solid connection to
>the steering wheel.  Over rough roads, I can be holding the wheel
>firmly
>in one place, and it feels like the front wheels are dancing over the
>road
>as if I was not holding the wheel at all.  There also seems to be more
>free play on center than is normal.
>
>Background info on the cars is:
>
>Boge Pro Gas shocks/struts ~5000 miles ago
>new tie rod ends, bump stops, strut bearings at the same time
>new anti-sway bar bushings ~4000 miles ago
>new control arm bushings ~7000 miles ago (done by a questionable shop)
>Borbet Type C 15x7 wheels w/ Dunlop D60A2's ~8500 miles ago
>	(rebalanced and rotated in the last 1500 miles)
>
>The steering has always felt a little less than perfect in this car,
>but
>there was a big change felt when the stiffer shocks went in and it has
>been getting worse since.
>
>Sorry for all the bandwidth, but this is beginning to drive me nuts!
>
>TIA!
>
>Gary
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>'85 Coupe GT
>Welches, OR
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>Gary G. Erickson
>Business Solution Integrators, Inc.
>503-702-5789       e-mail: erickson@teleport.com
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