Re: Does your car shift side to side uncontrolably for unknown reasons?

[Carey Lyn <gsi05580@gsaix2.cc.gasou.edu>]

Actually the part that probably needs to be replaced is the ball joint
attached to the rod that adjusts the rear wheel allienment also check the
bushing around there.  Check for excessive play on both sides. you may be
able to check it one side at a time without lifting both sides at the same
time.
 Carey Lyn

 On Mon, 23 Feb 1998, Carey Lyn wrote:

> 
>   I bought my 5kq at the end of the summer and it had a few problems, one
> of which was this shifting from side to side.  I would move off and the
> car would shift to the right and then the minute I pressed the clutch, the
> car would shift to the left.  The harder I drove the car, the harder it
> shifted.  I replace all the front bushings and checked the rear but found
> no problems there.  The car had been in an accident before so my father
> and I checked the alienment and it was fair.  Finally after doing many
> experiments we found that it was the rear left bushing.  This problem can
> is connected to the rear suspension, due to quattro having four wheel
> independent suspension.  If i remember correctly we jacked up the whole
> rear end of the car and did more checks.  We shifted the wheel front to
> back and it was fine, then it came to my father.  Shift the wheel side to
> side instead of front to back. "BINGO!".  The wheel had much play.  We
> replaced the top bushing on the rear suspension or rear supension arm,  I
> can't quite remember the exact technical term for it.  If anyone knows its
> name, reply so everyone else will know exactly what to get if they need
> it.  Be a quick shifter from 0-100+ not from side to side almost side
> swiping
> cars on both sides of you.  Hope this was helpful.
> 
>  Carey Lyn
> (former Audi Side Swiper)
> 
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