Well loving the new car,
However today in a multi story car park I noticed that rear diff seems to be binding a little on the inside wheel,
Taking it back to the garage I bought it from tomorrow, tried a search on here and couldn't find much, a google search came up saying it can be a known problem in all quattro cars, surely this isn't right?
And info/help would be great, don't want to get fobbed off by the dealer tomorrow
Cheers
Lee
B7 rear diff noise
Re: B7 rear diff noise
Change the diff oil, very simple to do.
Last edited by BadWaz on Thu Feb 27, 2014 1:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: B7 rear diff noise
Sometimes the fwd systems are a little less tolerant to tight turning circles and will try and fight as the diffs load up, more noticeable at slow speeds and shiny surfaces like a multi-storey, unless it's got a grumble on the move it's probably ok, could be the rear brakes binding especially if the car has been stood, cold that be it?
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Re: B7 rear diff noise
Forgot to say, I thought the fwd systems on these cars are fairly robust ..... Assuming it's been maintained etc. don't know of any inherent issues with the drivetrain and I've been lurking round these parts for a while 
2006 RS4 Avant - Carbon Clean, Intake Ports Polished, HF Air Filter, MRC Remap
1998 Toyota Supra 3.0 TT - de-cat, bleed valve, UK Spec Brakes, HKS Springs & CW Dampers, Goodridge Lines, Pagid Pads & 360 RWHP
1990 Toyota Supra 3.0 T - de-cat, HKS Boost Controller (1.4 bar max), used as a daily drive for 110k miles on original turbo!
198x Granada 2.8i Ghia X - Can't remember the exact year - but a great car!
1998 Toyota Supra 3.0 TT - de-cat, bleed valve, UK Spec Brakes, HKS Springs & CW Dampers, Goodridge Lines, Pagid Pads & 360 RWHP
1990 Toyota Supra 3.0 T - de-cat, HKS Boost Controller (1.4 bar max), used as a daily drive for 110k miles on original turbo!
198x Granada 2.8i Ghia X - Can't remember the exact year - but a great car!
Re: B7 rear diff noise
I've had several 4wd cars in the past and not experienced this with any of them,
The thing that worries me is my brother had an evo 8 6 year ago and he had a similar problem, which admittedly was worse (the inside wheel locked up totally at low speed) which was very expensive to fix,
Hopefully the garage will sort it tomorrow, I'll let you know how I get on
The thing that worries me is my brother had an evo 8 6 year ago and he had a similar problem, which admittedly was worse (the inside wheel locked up totally at low speed) which was very expensive to fix,
Hopefully the garage will sort it tomorrow, I'll let you know how I get on
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Re: B7 rear diff noise
the rear diff (and front ) is open on these cars so cannot bind , so the noise you hear is most likely tyre srub not the rear diff , all rs4 i have been in will do it at low speed due to the 4wd and the type of tyre /surface , my contis were very noisy but the GY are not so bad
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Re: B7 rear diff noise
Yes I think it's just my overactive mind!rwilsonrs4 wrote:the rear diff (and front ) is open on these cars so cannot bind , so the noise you hear is most likely tyre srub not the rear diff , all rs4 i have been in will do it at low speed due to the 4wd and the type of tyre /surface , my contis were very noisy but the GY are not so bad
The cars back at the garage, they've checked it over, checked the diff oil etc, and alls well,
It's getting a geometry check and set up tomorrow and also getting the headlight bulbs changed out too which I believe is a pig of a job, either bumper off or strip air box etc...