'99 a4 quattro rear end noise?

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Nov 6, 2005 | 09:55 PM

rkh3

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'99 a4 quattro rear end noise?

I test drove one yesterday and thought I heard a noise. Sounded like a noise you would get going over rough pavement, but it was constant above 20 mph. Is some noise normal due to the quattro system?

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Thanks

Nov 6, 2005 | 10:03 PM

techbod

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RE: '99 a4 quattro rear end noise?

quattro is a 4x4 that's all it should be silent apart from the exhaust, drive some others to confirm

Nov 6, 2005 | 10:05 PM

rkh3

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RE: '99 a4 quattro rear end noise?

By the way, this is the car http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...DME:L:RTQ:US:1

Nov 7, 2005 | 02:56 AM

sandman

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RE: '99 a4 quattro rear end noise?

like a rumble? thats a wheel bearing.

Nov 7, 2005 | 05:02 PM

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RE: '99 a4 quattro rear end noise?

yup. wheel bearing

Nov 7, 2005 | 05:17 PM

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RE: '99 a4 quattro rear end noise?

Could also be an uneavenlly worn tire, if you could narrow it down to what side rub your hand along the tire to feel it. Before i got wheels my right rear tire was horrable. You could look at it and see how uneven the treads were. IF not the tires i would suspect a failing wheel bearing.