vr6 woes

**sydVR6** · 15-11-2009, 01:42 AM

What's the status of the suspension in your car? New? Old? Upgraded or chopped out?

The waywardness your're describing from the rear could sound a little like strut top mounts. The clicking in the front end and strange handling could be explained by a failed strut - if they fail they can click over high frequency corrugations and tend to feel very wayward. Also agree with some of the above posters that it could be an engine mount, or castor bushes/front lower control arms.

Wheel bearing noise sounds more like a dull roar that gets louder as you speed up, so possibly not the clicking you hear.

Failed/worn struts could also explain the waywardness from the rear. What have you got under there?

**dc10** · 15-11-2009, 10:51 PM

as far as i know it is just stock suspension. its really weird, it really feels like as you pass over bumps the rear of the car momentarily slides out to the side...
in regards to the click at the front right wheels area, i have noticed now that when i am reversing my car out for work in the morning there is a strange kind of noise that comes from the same wheel which is constant while the car is in backward motion but immediately stops when the car stops rolling?? i definately think they are the same issue but i think il just have to take it in to the mechanics this week

**Shteifen** · 16-11-2009, 07:40 AM

i had a knock on acceleration and decelleration from the left side, one of the subframe bolts wasnt 100% tight. thats gone but a year later its doing it on the right side at times. ive had all new engine mounts, control arm bushes and shock mounts.
id say the harshness over bumps may relate to your shock mounts. my car was shaky as anything before i changed those. check in ur engine bay at the top or ur shocks, if you've got a bit of a gap between the shock tower area and the little hat thing that fits on top then you may need to replace them, and replace the bearings while ur in there.
im sure someone ahs a picture of worn shock mounts in the car to show you, i dont though sorry!

as for the wandering side to side id suggest you look at or get someone to look at the bushes in ur rear swing arm (i dont know exactly what its called, but its the arm that both rear wheels suspension sits on, mk4's have roughly the same set up.) if the bushes are shagged in that its gonna cause some weird movements. they are a PITA to replace though, you have to take the whole swing arm thing out

dunno if any of that'll help, hope it does!

-steve