RE: quattro - drive vibration ?

[Aleksander Mierzwa <alex@matrix.com.pl>]

First to check are CV joints. Bear in mind that even if you can't feel a
free play at them there still may be a problem with them. On my 5K one
CV joint actually _cracked_, so one ball has fallen out. The four
remaining ball races were in very good condition though, so there was no
free play at the joint at all. Also small tire imbalancies, that usually
cannot be felt may become excessive if your suspension bushes are in bad
condition.

Aleksander Mierzwa
Warsaw, Poland
mailto:alex@matrix.com.pl
87 Audi 5000CS turbo (mine)
88 Renault Medallion wagon (mom's)
91 mountain bike (just in case both cars broke at the same time :-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Solomon Ngan [SMTP:sngan@netaccess.on.ca]
> Sent:	Friday, September 19, 1997 6:51 PM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	quattro - drive vibration ?
> 
> Hi,
> I have this vibration for a while which I have blamed the tires for
> it. 
> But with new tires the vibration is still there.
> What I have identified is that the vibration seems to come on when I
> have my foot on the gas pedal.  When I let go, the vibration is gone. 
> Does it mean there is a problem with the AWD , its bearing, or
> something
> related to it ?  Or, is it normal for 2nd generation quattro system -
> '90 90q20v ?
> Any experience with that ?
> 
> Solomon Ngan