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Wheel hop crazy - front left

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gazbutS3:

--- Quote from: SteveS on October 30, 2010, 05:12:35 pm ---you changed the side mounts and it made things worse??

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no not at all, didn't have an issue, but I wondered if the amount of play in the gearbox mount could cause something like this????

vRStu:
I would suspect the console bushes if they are still the original.

john_o:
usually a good sign somethings loose. either bushings or fixings

can you move engine by hand back and forth?
subframebolts could be loose
balljoints etc
how much does the engine move when taking up drive against the handbrake ? (try it with bonnet up)

if you can prove nothings loose , and its the side mounts then get them changed. even going to OE would help , but id advice going to THS or even to VWR as a better long term option

Im assuming the shocks arent past their best (ie no oil?)

SteveS:
if i knew where the subframe and balljoints were i would look :p
how do i check suspension oil??

i have tried contacting matt at VWR but he never replys to the emails i have sent, during the week its very difficult to get time to call. rather annoying.

john_o:
you dont check shock absorber oil per se, more look for leaks and confirm it rebounds correctly on that side. (push on strut tower on that side , it should be firm)
shocks (as well as mounts/tyres etc) are all interlinked in terms of getting wheel hop dynamics.

the other thing to look for are 'shiney seating areas' where theres a loose bolt and the item moves around.

i all honesty, youre stuck getting VWR or another competent garage to look at it  :happy2:

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