so i wad due for an alignment and new tires and i got them last weekend. great...... well i leave the shop and the ride is smooth, as long as i go straight or turn right. as soon as i turn left i get this nasty vibration. i cant tell where its coming from but it is steering related. i had it before the alignment and it was worse with worn out low profile tires. its just got me stumped. i replaced all that could have been bad bushings wise. i am only left with a few theories. loose wheel bearing. the vibration feels like driving on an unbalanced wheel. remeber it only happens whel i turn left, so i scratched that idea especially since i just got new shoes. i think it happened after i lowered my car. but i am using koni adjustables with h&r springs. anyone have anything similar happen. i'm sick of it. i'm about to trade my tt for a smart car if i cant get this fixed.

 

and no i dont car about all the mods i have done to it. Also the handling is not affected. it drives like its on rails and doesnt even understeer anymore only oversteer

 

a grinding/vibrating only while turning is probably one of the main symptoms of a bad wheel bearing.

 

thats what i had figured, but it i was so sudden thats why i havent looked there till now. i'm going to the dealer in the next week to get them changed. i'm just tired of puting money into this car. i did all the aftermarket i wanted and now the stock stuff on top of it. it sucks up a lot of cash. and i only pay it in cash no credit cards so it takes a big toll on savings

 

oh,and i bought another bike too so there went more money.... motocross is like my audi tt

 

been there....
debating whether to sell my quad or not. Picked up an old Blaster for $600, and then put that amount into it. Its quick, but I keep breaking stuff.

 

Money pits they are! Hey but smart cars rock. I rode in a few while I was in Europe over the summer. Tuned ones are especially fun as well. I had a bad vibration turning right when I was driving the PT Cruiser. It was the wheel bearing, and after I lowered that car it was more pronounced. Keep us informed though.

 

well i guess the wheel bearings are nex. how much should i expect to pay....i wonder... is it going to be 500... is it going to be 1000 or is it even more

 

http://www.thepartsbin.com/sitemap/a...ot-~parts.html

Just a random link after searching for TT wheel bearings. Whole assembly $30 a side. Can't image it'd be too hard to do yourself, but I'm not sure if there is special tools required or not, I've only done them on the rear of a 89 Ford Tempo and up front on a 4x4 full size Jeep. Once you start involving axle shafts things get different, I know theres a huge (2.5" diameter) weird socket for removing the lock nuts in the axle on the Jeep.



Someone with a working Bentley will have to help you out there.