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Now that I (hopefully) got the leaking camshaft seal fixed, is time to tackle next problem with my Audi.
When driving even with 185/65R15 winter tires and accelerating, not necessary flat out, but little bit harder than what grand moms does the Audi is really easily going all over the lane. Especially if there are any tire grooves like we usually have in here. The harder the acceleration more it pulls here and there and it's takes effort to keep it go straight. None of my other cars have had similar problem. I'm guessing that with the wider (225/45R17) summer tires the problem is even worse. I don't remember how bad it was last autumn with the summer tires, but it wasn't good either.
Also when just cruising it's really sensitive and you can easily over correct steering.
I was told that bad steering damper could be the cause so I ordered a new one. I then took out the old one and found out that it's as good as the new one expect bit rusty. But the functionality was just the same. It haven't lost any damping power.
So my next step is to check front bush as well probably check the tire alignment(not sure the english word). Any way to check are the tires like this \ / or like this / \ too much.
Are there any any certain bushing that I should pay more attention than other? My other hubby car has solid axles so there are lot less bushing.
I don't know if this is related problem, but once the car is driven for awhile so that engine and transmission are nice and warm the steering starts to squeak at about center position if the steering wheel is turned left and right a little. Squeak can be also heard and felt from steering wheel. Sometimes it does it also when parked, but at least when the car is moving even slowly. Today it didn't make it when car was parked so I couldn't test if the noise comes also when engine is off.
Dry bushing somewhere or something more serious? Top of the suspension strut has been guessed as one possible place for that noise although I'm not so sure since it's so depended on that temperature. On cold car I haven't been able to get that squeak.
When driving even with 185/65R15 winter tires and accelerating, not necessary flat out, but little bit harder than what grand moms does the Audi is really easily going all over the lane. Especially if there are any tire grooves like we usually have in here. The harder the acceleration more it pulls here and there and it's takes effort to keep it go straight. None of my other cars have had similar problem. I'm guessing that with the wider (225/45R17) summer tires the problem is even worse. I don't remember how bad it was last autumn with the summer tires, but it wasn't good either.
Also when just cruising it's really sensitive and you can easily over correct steering.
I was told that bad steering damper could be the cause so I ordered a new one. I then took out the old one and found out that it's as good as the new one expect bit rusty. But the functionality was just the same. It haven't lost any damping power.
So my next step is to check front bush as well probably check the tire alignment(not sure the english word). Any way to check are the tires like this \ / or like this / \ too much.
Are there any any certain bushing that I should pay more attention than other? My other hubby car has solid axles so there are lot less bushing.
I don't know if this is related problem, but once the car is driven for awhile so that engine and transmission are nice and warm the steering starts to squeak at about center position if the steering wheel is turned left and right a little. Squeak can be also heard and felt from steering wheel. Sometimes it does it also when parked, but at least when the car is moving even slowly. Today it didn't make it when car was parked so I couldn't test if the noise comes also when engine is off.
Dry bushing somewhere or something more serious? Top of the suspension strut has been guessed as one possible place for that noise although I'm not so sure since it's so depended on that temperature. On cold car I haven't been able to get that squeak.
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