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Re: Thumping Noise



Hairy green toads from Mars made Rndballr@aol.com say:

>        Got a bit of a problem it seems, about three weeks ago a thumping
> noise reared it's ugly head in the Q.  I assumed it was a broken belt in one
> of the cheap tires that was on the front and today bought four new ones.
>  Well now that it's much quieter, I know that it was definetly not the tires.
>  The noise becomes noticeable over 40 MPH and gets worse when i take right
> turns and quiets down when i turn left.  It's very loud and I can feel it
> through the pedals!  (This is what I get for not sacrifcing my girlfriend to
> the Audi gods.)  So I'm thinking wheel bearing possibly, but not having much
> experience with Q's I'm probably wrong.  Help!!  TIA

CV joint?

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