Strange observation Q - anyone notice a considerable more amount of "bounce" in the way ...
09-24-2007, 07:09 AM
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Strange observation Q - anyone notice a considerable more amount of "bounce" in the way ...
your car rides when you have bad CA's?
My initial thought was that i had a blown bilstien because the suspension bounce when i hit a bump was noticeably greater. I dont know if it was in my head, or i do possibly have a blown bilstein along with worn out CA's.
Also - if anyone can confirm this - with BOTH front tires off, and the front end of the car on jackstands- I can grab the upper front left CA (pictured below), by POINT B, and twist it side to side, there is very minimal movement in POINT A when i do this, however there is a considerable amount of movement in POINT C when i do this.
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However, when i did the usual test of grabbing the wheel while still on the car at 3 and 9'o'clock, there was basically zero movement....then upon removing both front tires and putting up on jackstands, i got the results above..pretty strange no?
Has anyone experienced a similiar situation?
My initial thought was that i had a blown bilstien because the suspension bounce when i hit a bump was noticeably greater. I dont know if it was in my head, or i do possibly have a blown bilstein along with worn out CA's.
Also - if anyone can confirm this - with BOTH front tires off, and the front end of the car on jackstands- I can grab the upper front left CA (pictured below), by POINT B, and twist it side to side, there is very minimal movement in POINT A when i do this, however there is a considerable amount of movement in POINT C when i do this.
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b268/QuattroPilot/CAs-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
However, when i did the usual test of grabbing the wheel while still on the car at 3 and 9'o'clock, there was basically zero movement....then upon removing both front tires and putting up on jackstands, i got the results above..pretty strange no?
Has anyone experienced a similiar situation?
09-24-2007, 07:37 AM
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according to bilsein, leaking some fluid is normal...i know, sounds crazy..
but that is what they say. They even state it on their website.
Does your clunk involve any steering wheel jitter when u hit bumps?
Does your clunk involve any steering wheel jitter when u hit bumps?
09-24-2007, 09:01 AM
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yes its my photo, bilstein states oil coating on shock is normal..
click below and scroll down a bit. Strange i know.<ul><li><a href="http://www.bilstein.com/warranty.php?PHPSESSID=275d353b6a52807ade9b7b60afa e3387">http://www.bilstein.com/warranty.php?PHPSESSID=275d353b6a52807ade9b7b60afa e3387</a</li></ul>
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damn..i was afraid of that. Do you think a small amount of movement like i described above
is normal for those upper CA's? (mind you this was with the wheel off) Wheel on there was no play. Thanks.