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chris.hunt22:
Just had the wife come into work demanding the Audi keys as the discovery (that piece of s**t she actually said) has nearly killed her on the motorway!!  She said that it was wandering and swaying all over the place and she nearly tipped it over.  I think she is exadurating a bit but the vibration from the prop (I hope) and the play in the steering box is noticable over 60mph and at 75mph it does get quite frightening, I have had 85 out of it (on private road obviousley) before I went off roading and it was fine.  At least she will let me work on it peacefully tomorrow!!  Might put my alloys and road tyres back on it incase there is a problem with the tyres and wheels, might have buckled a wheel or something, whatever it is the shaking affects the whole body but not the steering, any suggestions (will check steering joints and tighten steering box up)

SnakeLogic:
Well, I'm no mechanic, so I can't help you there.  MY suggestion would be to go buy your wife some jewelry!

wheeler:
my mate had this on his 90 after offroading all it was was mud stuck to the wheel and throwing ballance out but same symptions all over the road at 50mph he thaught he bent stearing arm etc

Budgie:
Check the Panhard rod bushes and make sure the securing bolts are tight. This cold be allowing the front axle to 'float' from side to side.

Also check the bushes on the rear axle chassis mounts, if these are worn then you could be getting rear axle steering.

If you can't find any movement in the propshaft then the best thing to do is take off the front propshaft, engauge difflock and take it for a drive. If you still get the vibration then put the front prop back on and remove the rear propshaft and try again.

Remember to chock the wheels and release the handbrake before you check for movement in the rear propshaft U/Js.  :wink:

Horness:
A guy here with a 97 TDi Auto had the same problem.  Swapped out the tyres etc., and after multiple visits to the garage one of the mechanics (who'd not been available before) told him it was the ruts on the inner lane of certain parts of some motorways (caused by heavy haulage vehicles).  If you look at the lane after it's rained, you can see water gathering in these tarmac ruts.

He's since looked out for them, and replicated the problem.  Moved to the middle lane, and it's stopped.
His Disco was swaying almost out of control too.

Don't shoot me down with facts - I'm just relaying someone else's experience.  :wink:

Hope you get it sorted.

Horness

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