Its an 03 A4 1.8t Quattro with 98k miles on it. In the last 2 weeks
ive noticed a little noise, rougher front end and a little wheel shake
under hard acceleration. 2 times in he last 2 weeks ive had a harsh
sound come from the front passenger wheel area. The grinding, for lack
of a better word, only lasted a minute and had no effect on
performance or handling.during. Now ive noticed a lot more wheel
shake... or movement when making a right turn with decent
acceleration. if I had to try and visualize what im feeling... .it
would be that the passenger front wheel moves and inch forward then an
inch back, then again, and again..... couple of times a second when
making this type of move. If im running along straight at a 20mph and
the engine up in the 4k rpm range and floor it... I can feel this type
of action. Just not as bad as in a turn with the load on that wheel
lightened.

Ive put about 45k miles on it and never felt this before. Strut issue?
Wheel bearing issue? God forbid, quattro issue?

Any help would at least tell me where to start looking..

jake

 

On 3 May 2007 19:17:11 -0700, jake@rakestraw.com wrote:

>Its an 03 A4 1.8t Quattro with 98k miles on it. In the last 2 weeks
>ive noticed a little noise, rougher front end and a little wheel shake
>under hard acceleration. 2 times in he last 2 weeks ive had a harsh
>sound come from the front passenger wheel area. The grinding, for lack
>of a better word, only lasted a minute and had no effect on
>performance or handling.during. Now ive noticed a lot more wheel
>shake... or movement when making a right turn with decent
>acceleration. if I had to try and visualize what im feeling... .it
>would be that the passenger front wheel moves and inch forward then an
>inch back, then again, and again..... couple of times a second when
>making this type of move. If im running along straight at a 20mph and
>the engine up in the 4k rpm range and floor it... I can feel this type
>of action. Just not as bad as in a turn with the load on that wheel
>lightened.
>
>Ive put about 45k miles on it and never felt this before. Strut issue?
>Wheel bearing issue? God forbid, quattro issue?
>
>Any help would at least tell me where to start looking..
>
>jake

Maybe the CV joint on that side is going to Heaven?

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd

 

On 3 May 2007 19:17:11 -0700, jake@rakestraw.com wrote:

>Its an 03 A4 1.8t Quattro with 98k miles on it. In the last 2 weeks
>ive noticed a little noise, rougher front end and a little wheel shake
>under hard acceleration. 2 times in he last 2 weeks ive had a harsh
>sound come from the front passenger wheel area. The grinding, for lack
>of a better word, only lasted a minute and had no effect on
>performance or handling.during. Now ive noticed a lot more wheel
>shake... or movement when making a right turn with decent
>acceleration. if I had to try and visualize what im feeling... .it
>would be that the passenger front wheel moves and inch forward then an
>inch back, then again, and again..... couple of times a second when
>making this type of move. If im running along straight at a 20mph and
>the engine up in the 4k rpm range and floor it... I can feel this type
>of action. Just not as bad as in a turn with the load on that wheel
>lightened.
>
>Ive put about 45k miles on it and never felt this before. Strut issue?
>Wheel bearing issue? God forbid, quattro issue?
>
>Any help would at least tell me where to start looking..
>
>jake

Maybe the CV joint on that side is going to Heaven?

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd

 

On 3 May 2007 19:17:11 -0700, jake@rakestraw.com wrote:

>Its an 03 A4 1.8t Quattro with 98k miles on it. In the last 2 weeks
>ive noticed a little noise, rougher front end and a little wheel shake
>under hard acceleration. 2 times in he last 2 weeks ive had a harsh
>sound come from the front passenger wheel area. The grinding, for lack
>of a better word, only lasted a minute and had no effect on
>performance or handling.during. Now ive noticed a lot more wheel
>shake... or movement when making a right turn with decent
>acceleration. if I had to try and visualize what im feeling... .it
>would be that the passenger front wheel moves and inch forward then an
>inch back, then again, and again..... couple of times a second when
>making this type of move. If im running along straight at a 20mph and
>the engine up in the 4k rpm range and floor it... I can feel this type
>of action. Just not as bad as in a turn with the load on that wheel
>lightened.
>
>Ive put about 45k miles on it and never felt this before. Strut issue?
>Wheel bearing issue? God forbid, quattro issue?
>
>Any help would at least tell me where to start looking..
>
>jake

Maybe the CV joint on that side is going to Heaven?

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd

 

On 3 May 2007 19:17:11 -0700, jake@rakestraw.com wrote:

>Its an 03 A4 1.8t Quattro with 98k miles on it. In the last 2 weeks
>ive noticed a little noise, rougher front end and a little wheel shake
>under hard acceleration. 2 times in he last 2 weeks ive had a harsh
>sound come from the front passenger wheel area. The grinding, for lack
>of a better word, only lasted a minute and had no effect on
>performance or handling.during. Now ive noticed a lot more wheel
>shake... or movement when making a right turn with decent
>acceleration. if I had to try and visualize what im feeling... .it
>would be that the passenger front wheel moves and inch forward then an
>inch back, then again, and again..... couple of times a second when
>making this type of move. If im running along straight at a 20mph and
>the engine up in the 4k rpm range and floor it... I can feel this type
>of action. Just not as bad as in a turn with the load on that wheel
>lightened.
>
>Ive put about 45k miles on it and never felt this before. Strut issue?
>Wheel bearing issue? God forbid, quattro issue?
>
>Any help would at least tell me where to start looking..
>
>jake

Maybe the CV joint on that side is going to Heaven?

/daytripper
'00 s4 6spd

 

Is that what it feels like when CV joints go to heaven? Never had a
4wd with CV joints before, they've all been solid axle rides.......
with offroad tires..... and roll bars. This is a new experience for
me. I did all my own work on my 4x4s but working on this audi scares
the hell outta me. Its got substantially smaller tolerances than my
others cars.

This something I can do in my driveway.... in an afternoon?

Jake
'03 a4 5speed (driven like its an s4)

 

Is that what it feels like when CV joints go to heaven? Never had a
4wd with CV joints before, they've all been solid axle rides.......
with offroad tires..... and roll bars. This is a new experience for
me. I did all my own work on my 4x4s but working on this audi scares
the hell outta me. Its got substantially smaller tolerances than my
others cars.

This something I can do in my driveway.... in an afternoon?

Jake
'03 a4 5speed (driven like its an s4)

 

Is that what it feels like when CV joints go to heaven? Never had a
4wd with CV joints before, they've all been solid axle rides.......
with offroad tires..... and roll bars. This is a new experience for
me. I did all my own work on my 4x4s but working on this audi scares
the hell outta me. Its got substantially smaller tolerances than my
others cars.

This something I can do in my driveway.... in an afternoon?

Jake
'03 a4 5speed (driven like its an s4)

 

Is that what it feels like when CV joints go to heaven? Never had a
4wd with CV joints before, they've all been solid axle rides.......
with offroad tires..... and roll bars. This is a new experience for
me. I did all my own work on my 4x4s but working on this audi scares
the hell outta me. Its got substantially smaller tolerances than my
others cars.

This something I can do in my driveway.... in an afternoon?

Jake
'03 a4 5speed (driven like its an s4)

 

Check brake components and suspension components (tie rods) on both sides.
Usually CV Joints are noisy in the turns, but anything is possible.

Also check the torque on the wheel lug bolts!
--
later,
dave
(One out of many daves)

<jake@rakestraw.com> wrote in message
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> Is that what it feels like when CV joints go to heaven? Never had a
> 4wd with CV joints before, they've all been solid axle rides.......
> with offroad tires..... and roll bars. This is a new experience for
> me. I did all my own work on my 4x4s but working on this audi scares
> the hell outta me. Its got substantially smaller tolerances than my
> others cars.
>
> This something I can do in my driveway.... in an afternoon?
>
> Jake
> '03 a4 5speed (driven like its an s4)
>