Has the strut bearing been checked? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chad Rebuck" <[email protected]> To: "Adam Frank" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2003 9:41 AM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Front End Problem
> Jack up the front side of the car and wiggle the wheel, smack the wheel > with the palm of your hand, etc. Check for play when you have your hands > at the top/bottom of the wheel, and when you have your hands on the > left/right of the wheel. > > On Sat, 10 May 2003, Adam Frank wrote: > > > OMFG!! THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MY GLI IS DOING RIGHT NOW AS WELL!! > > PLEASE! if any of you know what this is, I need to know. I stopped driving > > the car when this sound started, I thought I had cracked a CV joint. If im > > wrong, I love to know what is causing this sound and what broke. Its even > > coming from then same side as Marks. > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mark Reda" <[email protected]> > > To: "a2list" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 6:15 AM > > Subject: [a2-16v-list] Front End Problem > > > > > > Last night while driving I noticed a slight "Thump" sound from the front, > > driver's side. > > As I drove further the occasional "Thump" became more frequent and seemed to > > occur when I was decellerating (without braking), or began to brake. > > > > The thump sounded similar to when the disk-style bushing on the front > > control arm was worn so bad that the control arm banged up against the > > underside of the car on acceleration. > > > > I was in a bumpy parking lot making a few right turns and the thump became > > very pernounced and constant. > > > > Could this be a wheel bearing problem or a CV joint problem? > > 2 years ago I replaced the tie-rod ends and ball joints with TRW (VW OEM) > > parts. > > > > Thanks, > > Mark Reda. > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > a2-16v-list mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > > For list archives, see listinfo link above. > > > > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above.
