Quattro Clunking Noise
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Quattro Clunking Noise
Can anyone help ?
I have a clunking noise when I let the clutch up an engage the drive. It is
only really noticeable in first when I am starting to move off from
stationary. It also does it when I press the clutch pedal on stopping. I can
minimise it by being ultra smooth on the clutch pedal but it is usually
there.
I have had the car up on a ramp with a mechanic and we managed to isolate it
to the prop shaft ( the main shaft from the front diff to the rear). There
seems to be to be quite a bit of play on the prop shaft but the mechanic was
unsure if this was significant or not.
My questions are:
1.Has anyone else suffered these symptoms on Quattro cars ?
2.Does anyone know how much play is acceptable in the prop shaft ?
The car is a 2000 A4 2.8 Quattro with 88,000 miles.
Thanks in advance,
Richard
I have a clunking noise when I let the clutch up an engage the drive. It is
only really noticeable in first when I am starting to move off from
stationary. It also does it when I press the clutch pedal on stopping. I can
minimise it by being ultra smooth on the clutch pedal but it is usually
there.
I have had the car up on a ramp with a mechanic and we managed to isolate it
to the prop shaft ( the main shaft from the front diff to the rear). There
seems to be to be quite a bit of play on the prop shaft but the mechanic was
unsure if this was significant or not.
My questions are:
1.Has anyone else suffered these symptoms on Quattro cars ?
2.Does anyone know how much play is acceptable in the prop shaft ?
The car is a 2000 A4 2.8 Quattro with 88,000 miles.
Thanks in advance,
Richard
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Re: Quattro Clunking Noise
"Richard Goulding" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Can anyone help ?
>
> I have a clunking noise when I let the clutch up an engage the drive. It
> is
> only really noticeable in first when I am starting to move off from
> stationary. It also does it when I press the clutch pedal on stopping. I
> can
> minimise it by being ultra smooth on the clutch pedal but it is usually
> there.
>
> I have had the car up on a ramp with a mechanic and we managed to isolate
> it
> to the prop shaft ( the main shaft from the front diff to the rear). There
> seems to be to be quite a bit of play on the prop shaft but the mechanic
> was
> unsure if this was significant or not.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1.Has anyone else suffered these symptoms on Quattro cars ?
>
> 2.Does anyone know how much play is acceptable in the prop shaft ?
>
> The car is a 2000 A4 2.8 Quattro with 88,000 miles.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Richard
>
>
Both my A4's q have made slight clunking noises when pulling away, somtimes
more somtimes less, it seems it's as if somthing is "taking up slack" but I
don't know the ins and outs of quattro, so have not really worried about it
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