RE: 90 CQ Whl

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

30K is enough mileage for a CV joint to develop problems. Jack the left
front wheel of the car. Try to turn the wheel while holding the axle
shaft stationary. Is there any free play? If not, put the car on the
lift, start the engine, put it in gear and turn the steering to the
right. If you hear the clicking now it will be easy to see what's
causing it. 

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:	Jim Fraser [SMTP:fraserj@fero.com]
> Sent:	Tuesday, October 07, 1997 2:34 PM
> To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
> Subject:	90 CQ Whl
> 
> [...]
> For 2 or 3 weeks now, I hear a noise coming from the left
> front wheel area, when the steering wheel is turned to the
> right.
> 
> With wheels turned nearly to lock (toward the right), and I'm
> either coasting or driving slowly, with or without brakes
> applied, I get a repetitive noise from the front left, "Click-
> click," "Click-click," "Click-click."
> 
> "Click-click" (for lack of a more technical term!) happens very
> close in time, then the remainder of the wheel's revolution is
> quiet.
> 
> The CV joints were cleaned, repacked and rebooted about
> 30K ago.
> [...]