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Passat issue, shocks bushings or axle?

  • 04-04-2015 8:19am
    #1
    donegaldude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 171 ✭✭


    Have a Passat and the rear left wheel is badly off line. Rear right is fine, just wondering would it be the shocks gone, bushings gone or worse a bent axle. See the photos. Any help appreciated


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  • #2
    Polo_Cluvie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 438 ✭✭Polo_Cluvie


    Most of the vag group need four wheel tracking from time to time. That would be my first port of call..assuming you dont have a broken spring or anything obvious


  • #3
    StompToWork
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 905 ✭✭✭StompToWork


    donegaldude wrote: »
    Have a Passat and the rear left wheel is badly off line. Rear right is fine, just wondering would it be the shocks gone, bushings gone or worse a bent axle. See the photos. Any help appreciated

    Shock gone : Back right would be bouncy-bouncy. Push quickly on the back, let go, and it should pop up, down slightly, and then stop. If it bounces like it's on a trampoline, then shock gone.

    Bushings gone : There would be a noticeable dull knocking sound on rough roads.

    Bent Axel : There would be vibrations coming up through your seat when driving. If it was bent enough to be noticed by simply looking at the wheel, then it would shake your teeth loose at 20mph.

    Most likely, adjustment lock-off on the rear wasn't quite as tight as it should have been, and was knocked loose on a rough road or something.


  • #4
    donegaldude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 171 ✭✭donegaldude


    StompToWork wrote: »
    Shock gone : Back right would be bouncy-bouncy. Push quickly on the back, let go, and it should pop up, down slightly, and then stop. If it bounces like it's on a trampoline, then shock gone.

    Bushings gone : There would be a noticeable dull knocking sound on rough roads.

    Bent Axel : There would be vibrations coming up through your seat when driving. If it was bent enough to be noticed by simply looking at the wheel, then it would shake your teeth loose at 20mph.

    Most likely, adjustment lock-off on the rear wasn't quite as tight as it should have been, and was knocked loose on a rough road or something.

    Wheel off there, attached is the strut and the bushing. Maybe replace both?


  • #5
    porsche boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭porsche boy


    StompToWork wrote:
    Most likely, adjustment lock-off on the rear wasn't quite as tight as it should have been, and was knocked loose on a rough road or something.

    Polo_Cluvie wrote:
    Most of the vag group need four wheel tracking from time to time. That would be my first port of call..assuming you dont have a broken spring or anything obvious

    that passat has a solid rear axle so wheel alignment dosent apply here.


  • #6
    donegaldude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 171 ✭✭donegaldude


    Update, bent axle it was. Back in action again, like driving a new car!


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