Re: quattro-digest V4 #3436

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Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 22:19:06 -0500
From: Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>
Subject: Re: Isn't _slight_ "CV" clunk on 4000Q normal?

> Isn't a slight clink/clunk on 4000Q normal?
> I thought I read on a post that this was common and was the noise of
> "bearing pop into place on the CV", or some such?

geez, I always thought an Audi front end should be dead quiet and
competely tight when it's in perfect condition.  A clunk of any kind
means something is loose somewhere.

the last year has been a process of "diminishing" the clunk on my car. 
haven't heard it all since replacing the rack, but it's only been a few
days and it had gotten quieter and a bit rarer.

similar to your description, though, at the end of a steered firm stop
or right at a steered take off.

- -- 
Huw Powell

When one of our two 4kcsq's started making a "klunk" as the wheel
straightened after turning, it wasn't long before one of the tie rod ends
broke.

Kneale Brownson
2-4kcsq, 1-5kcstq