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Re: Bang!

On Wed, 4 Sep 1996, Christopher Taylor wrote:

> Hey all!
> 
> Gotta little problem...
> 
> Engine under torque--like going 25mph in first--tach around 5 or 6k...
> 
> If I let off the gas totally, my front end drops a smidgen and goes, "BANG".
> What's with that?!?!?!?!?  And if I get back on the gas, I get a kind of
> "scrape".  I've checked front and rear mounts and my strut bearings.  All
> check out.
> 
> I have Neuspeed lowering springs and Tokico illuminas (set on 2 in front, 1
> being softest).  The problem is somewhat new--the suspension is not.  
> 
> Thanks for any pointers!

I've noticed something similar... Not especially hard cornering, but if I 
turn toward the left, esp. in a parking lot where you really cramp the
wheel, something goes *SNAP*... (Thump? Bang?) Everything I can see looks 
okay... Perhaps someone can answer both of these in one shot? Perhaps the
other problem is a coil spring not seated properly?

John K. Gates, UNIX Systems Administrator/Software Engineer
john@fang.cs.sunyit.edu, http://www.cs.sunyit.edu/~john
'85 8v Scirocco
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