My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.

[peter at thescirocco.com (Peter TheScirocco)]

It's only available in stainless now.

253.154S   Catalytic Converter/Downpipe (Scirocco 16V)

TT hid it under catalytic converters.

Peter

 -------- Original Message --------
> From: "Don Walter" <dswalterwi@gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 10:25 PM
> To: "DY Wong" <sailingfc@dslextreme.com>, "Dan Bubb" <jdbubb@verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.
> 
> I just remembered that this car doesn't have a front sway bar.  Luckly I
> have one laying around and it has poly bushings on it, whoo hoo.  I will be
> putting that on to see if it helps the problem although I never had it unitl
> I put in this new rebuilt motor with the TT 16V down pipe which it looks
> like they don't sell anymore.
> 
> On 7/23/06, DY Wong <sailingfc@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> >
> > Ben,
> >
> > Actually tie rods are not the same as control arm bushings.
> >
> > I may have confused you be saying "lower" control arm.  Our cars only have
> > one control arm (per side).  The arm I am referring to is the "L" shaped
> > part attached to the bottom of the strut (ball joint) and to two points on
> > the body.
> >
> > -Dick-
> > 78 Scirocco
> > Original Owner
> > 95 Passat
> > Second Owner
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ben Walter [mailto:toofast4you89@gmail.com]
> > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 6:13 AM
> > To: sailingfc@dslextreme.com
> > Cc: Don Walter; Scirocco List
> > Subject: Re: My car doesn't like the rain - Terrible Vibrations.
> >
> > i checked his tie rods when i took his car to work on Friday(i work at a
> > shop), you can rule that out
> > On 7/20/06, sailingfc@dslextreme.com <mailto:sailingfc@dslextreme.com>  <
> > sailingfc@dslextreme.com <mailto:sailingfc@dslextreme.com>  > wrote:
> > Check the lower control arm bushings.  Saw this problem in a Quantum once.
> > It was worn/loose enough to oscillate when the tire had less than ideal
> > traction.  The wheel assembly was actually vibrating not the engine, but
> > it felt like it was the engine.
> > Good Luck.
> >
> > -Dick-
> > 78 Scirocco
> > Original Owner
> > 95 Passat GLX
> > Second Owner
> >
> >
> > Don Walter
> > > Something very strange starts to happens when I am driving on roads that
> > > have a good amount of water on them.  The engine and exhaust system
> > starts
> > > to vibrate horribly.  I can feel the exhaust system banging against the
> > > tunnel.  I don't know if this is the result of something else happening.
> > > All the motor mounts were replaced last year when I rebuilt the
> > motor.  I
> > > have just recently put the stiffest rubber rear motor mount TT sells so
> > I
> > > don't think it is due to bad motor mounts.  I have a Poly front motor
> > > mount
> > > also. I can't believe it is because the motor is flexing.  You can
> > hardly
> > > move it by hand.  Since the last rain I got under the car and loosened
> > the
> > > rear and used a pry bar to move it forward as far as I could as it was
> > all
> > > the way toward the rear.  This only happens when there is a good amount
> > of
> > > water on the roads.  On dry roads it is perfect.  I have never
> > experienced
> > > this in my other Sciroccos.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> > > 1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
> > > 1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
> > > 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> > > http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> > > 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
> > > 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> > > 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> > > 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > > 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> > > 1969 Beetle (sold)
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> Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
> 1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
> 1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
> 1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
> http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
> 1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
> 1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
> 1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
> 1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
> 1969 Beetle (sold)
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