Re: CGT axle shaft play/noise??

[Huw Powell <audi@mediaone.net>]

> The last few days driving the newly acquired Coupe, I began
> to get annoyed with a rattle in the vicinity of the driver's
> side front wheel. The clatter suggested the stone shield
> being loose on the brake assembly, it was very audible at
> certain speeds, quiet at both low (under 20) and high (over
> 60) speeds. So, I pulled the wheel today to have a look.
> All tight. Well, nearly. Nothing in the suspension or
> caliper mounting seems loose at all. The brake pads, I
> noticed, were not under tension by those little springs
> mounted at their tops. Since the noise goes away under
> braking (strange) are the pads just rattling in the caliper?

must be.

> 
> Or, is the subject heading to blame? When I was prodding
> around down there, I thought I'd take a look at the CVs.
> There had been none of the typical noises from them, and the
> boots were fine, though. What's this? The shaft moves in and
> out relative to the transaxle case! 

I was waiting til I was crawling around under there to answer.  My
shafts don't slide in and out of the inner joints (the outers, otoh are
able to slide on splines, to accomodate axle length change due to
suspension movement).

Don't know what might be wrong but I'd be nervous at least.  Check to
make sure the 12 point bolts holding the inner CV's to the tranny are
tight.  Probably will take a real mechanic to figure out what is wrong,
if it has to be repaired, etc.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/

82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT