Is this my Motor Mounts?? or Axle/s??? HELP !!!

[DieselRoxie_B6]

Here's my original thread;

"""steering wheels/car shakes when I accelerate the gas peddle???"""

hi all,

I was hoping to get some direction or answers as to why my car will shake and the steering wheel when I accelerate the gas peddle. When I let go of the gas peddle the shaking stops and car runs completely smooth. I started noticing it with in the last 2 weeks. Can't remember if I hit a pot whole or something that could point to the reason why this is happening. I specifically feel the shaking when on the freeway when I accelerate to 40mph or more.


So Here's the update guys;

I went around to a few shops Saturday and unfortunately still have not found the problem.. I got the car jacked up, its not the CV Joints/Axles.. The boots are fine, not ripped or any grease coming out.. Axles are completely dry.. As far as I know when a CV Joint/Axles is gone, the boot is ripped and all the grease comes out of the boot and all over the axles etc.. I could be wrong.. Correct me if I am though.. What else am I suppose to look for??

Went to an alignment show, told the mechanic head guy there my situation.. He said right off the bat that it is not the balancing or alignment.. Because if it was, the steering wheels would shake regardless if I was accelerating on the gas peddle or not.. Which makes since.. So the guy mentioned that he has had many customers come to his shop and they also think its an alignment or balancing issue.. And he said that most of the time its the MOTOR MOUNTS?? how true do you guys think this is? my car does have about 67 k /mi. and I never changed them, then again I have only owned the car for about a year.. But my guess is previous owners never changed them either.. How do I check to see if my motor mounts are gone or not? is there any way to tell visually?

Again my car seems to drive fine around the city.. at a speed of 40 mph or more (specially on the freeway) when I accelerate the steering wheel & car will tremble/shake a little.. Once I let go of the gas peddle the car drives completely smooth..

(some say its the axles, but the boots are not busted/ripped? so what else do I look for when an axles is gone?? My axles are completely dry, on other vehicles I've had in the past, the sign to me, when a cv joint/axle is gone, the boot is ripped and the greese is leaked all over the axle.. and that is not the case on my Audi).

Please advise on this updated info..

Thanks in advance..

[DarkW!sh]

I had an axel prob didnt look like a leak or anything at all but when u crank the wheel and feel vibration or clank then something is seriously wrog with ur Axel

[aaaudiprotein]

did u see any wet spots near your engine mounts?
Usually the whole car shakes even at idle when motor mounts go bad

[DarkW!sh]

agreed had that problem with my old car

[DieselRoxie_B6]

no car does not shake at idle. Specifically only when I accalerate the gas peddle. I'm taking in tomorrow to eurotech locally and the machaniv said he is almost certain it's the axle. He mentioned even though the boots aren't ripped that it could me that one of the barrings are dry and that's all it needs for the axle to start going bad. The shaking it only getting worse the more I drive it. And now I am starting to hear a thumping noise lightley when I am driving (as accelerating).

Anybody know where I am get an OEM axles for my Audi 2002 a4 1.8t auto/tiptronic/multi tronic for less than $475 a piece. Audi dealer and eurotech that's what they both have quoted me at.

Thanks guys !!!

[lowsinthe20s]

You should be able to get them rebuilt. I got my rebuilt for $50 a piece. There has to be somone in Cali that can rebuilt them.

[DieselRoxie_B6]

You should be able to get them rebuilt. I got my rebuilt for $50 a piece. There has to be somone in Cali that can rebuilt them.

well i guess mine had gone too far to go back to rebuilding of the boot.. the boot was completely torn.. or at least that's what i assume because the mechanic that did the work said i needed a new axle.. it was the passenger side axle.. after $680 dollars later, car is fixed.. and drives like a dream.. I'm just happy it was not both of them, cause then it would have easily been $1,000+.. That's it, i'm getting rid of my car ASAP.. can't afford all these repairs..