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Re: A4 grinding during tight turns



> My Sube does this too...I am certainly not an expert on this, but I
> believe it is a binding noise coming from the all wheel drivetrain.  I
> had read that the quattro system wasn't as prone to noises such as this,
> but your experience seems to suggest that it is common to any AWD
> system.

My 200q does this, too ... I've been told it's due to the Torsen center diff
and since my friend's 5ktq makes the same noise with the center diff locked,
I'm inclined to believe it.

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