Wobbling on take off

Tiny
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  • 2006 AUDI A4
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1.8T. There is a little wobble on take off only. I checked axles, passenger side had a bit more play than it should changed it, better, but it's still has this little jumpy feeling wobble on first few seconds of take off. Have you seen anything like this before?
Friday, September 18th, 2020 AT 11:56 AM

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Tiny
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I assume you are feeling this in the steering wheel? If so, it is most likely the other axle shaft has a bit to much play. The other possible cause is on vehicles that have different length front axles, it has torque steer and can feel a little odd on hard acceleration.

Is this only happening on hard acceleration or all the time? If it is all the time then I highly suspect we have something loose still. Could be the axle play on the other side or possible the rack mounts. Possibly the tie rods as well.

Let's start with this and see what direction we need to go.
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Friday, September 18th, 2020 AT 12:28 PM
Tiny
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Okay, thanks. This has same length axles, didn't feel anything when moving wheels 3/9 or 6/12, but it's still possible. I will also check the balance and wheels for bent.
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Friday, September 18th, 2020 AT 1:30 PM
Tiny
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Okay. Good to know. I thought only the Quattro had the same length axles.

In that case we would have to have something loose. If not then you may be correct that the wheel may be bent. However, you normally will get worse vibrations the faster you go and they don't go away. Let us know what you find on this and we can figure something else out. Thanks
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Friday, September 18th, 2020 AT 6:33 PM

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