Bad vibration at slow speed (~30km/h), and I know why...

akula-ssh · 08-13-2005, 08:38 PM

Just look at this:

I didn't hear a pop, didn't go over pot hole, but all of a sudden, going at 120km/h I started feeling instability. 30 seconds later I was on a bridge without any shoulders in heavy traffic. Longest 2km in my life! By the time I could finally stop after really tying up traffic, I had to turn the wheel 45 degrees to keep the car straight, vibration was extreme, that tire was burning hot and I count myself lucky to have not lost control (I'd imagine another few hundred meters and I'd have completely lost the tread). Now I'm nervously waiting for next week to find out if my wheel is bent; hope not :T

shadyraven · 08-13-2005, 08:44 PM

hope the wheel is okay.

akula-ssh · 08-13-2005, 08:50 PM

Which leaves me to think that something sliced at the sidewall and gave me the flat.

QGMika · 08-13-2005, 08:52 PM

akula-ssh · 08-13-2005, 08:56 PM

Bye bye CAD$300 or so, assuming the wheel's not bent.

MC Hammered · 08-13-2005, 09:02 PM

My biggest fear is such an event but when you are ripping along a lot fater than 120kph.

I hope all you need is a wheel to get going again.

akula-ssh · 08-13-2005, 09:05 PM

And indeed! It would've been extremely bad news on the Sea-to-Sky, at night, when there's construction on that 2 lane road!

MC Hammered · 08-13-2005, 09:08 PM

My spare has a Pirelli on it so I can't use it for anything but a spare.

akula-ssh · 08-13-2005, 09:15 PM

sozdemir · 08-14-2005, 12:02 AM

you should be able to get the adjusted and get a new tire

08-13-2005, 08:38 PM	#1
akula-ssh Member Account #: 70933 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,699	Bad vibration at slow speed (~30km/h), and I know why... Just look at this: I didn't hear a pop, didn't go over pot hole, but all of a sudden, going at 120km/h I started feeling instability. 30 seconds later I was on a bridge without any shoulders in heavy traffic. Longest 2km in my life! By the time I could finally stop after really tying up traffic, I had to turn the wheel 45 degrees to keep the car straight, vibration was extreme, that tire was burning hot and I count myself lucky to have not lost control (I'd imagine another few hundred meters and I'd have completely lost the tread). Now I'm nervously waiting for next week to find out if my wheel is bent; hope not :T __________________ List of 3.0 owners on AW compiled by A4AdMan <big>2002 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 Quattro Tiptronic</big> Premium package, sport package, xenon headlights Modifications to date: Neuspeed Sport springs Koni shocks (50% all around) H-Sport anti-roll bars custom stainless steel rear upper spring seat spacer Silver OZ Superleggera 18x8 Sumitomo HTR Z III 235/40-18 95Y XL (current summer) Toyo T1R 235/40-18 95Y (previous summer) Falken GRB FK-451 235/40-18 91Y (previous summer) Dunlop SP WinterSport M2 235/45-17 94H (winter) Supersprint resonator and mufflers (quick video clip here) BMC CDA intake Alcon B Type calipers Coleman Racing 13x1.25" 2-piece rotors Carbotech XP8 brake pads aluminum interior trim black bumper grill opened driver side foglight grill (from 1.8T) auto-dimming blind-spot Euro side mirrors bi-xenon E-code headlights Ultraleds (ultraleds.co.uk) 1W LED H6W bulbs Sylvania SilverStar H7 (high beams) Stealth blinker bulbs 7507 (front and rear) Hüper Optik Ceramic 60 and Sech (metal) tint My alignment specs Writeup on load equalizers mounted inside e-code housing

08-13-2005, 08:44 PM	#2
shadyraven Senior Member Account #: 37283 Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 7,025	I suspect you got a flat first, and then given the need to drive on, that's what ripped the sidewall hope the wheel is okay. __________________

08-13-2005, 08:50 PM	#3
akula-ssh Member Account #: 70933 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,699	Yeah, that's what I suspect too, except I find no nail on the tread... Which leaves me to think that something sliced at the sidewall and gave me the flat. __________________ List of 3.0 owners on AW compiled by A4AdMan <big>2002 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 Quattro Tiptronic</big> Premium package, sport package, xenon headlights Modifications to date: Neuspeed Sport springs Koni shocks (50% all around) H-Sport anti-roll bars custom stainless steel rear upper spring seat spacer Silver OZ Superleggera 18x8 Sumitomo HTR Z III 235/40-18 95Y XL (current summer) Toyo T1R 235/40-18 95Y (previous summer) Falken GRB FK-451 235/40-18 91Y (previous summer) Dunlop SP WinterSport M2 235/45-17 94H (winter) Supersprint resonator and mufflers (quick video clip here) BMC CDA intake Alcon B Type calipers Coleman Racing 13x1.25" 2-piece rotors Carbotech XP8 brake pads aluminum interior trim black bumper grill opened driver side foglight grill (from 1.8T) auto-dimming blind-spot Euro side mirrors bi-xenon E-code headlights Ultraleds (ultraleds.co.uk) 1W LED H6W bulbs Sylvania SilverStar H7 (high beams) Stealth blinker bulbs 7507 (front and rear) Hüper Optik Ceramic 60 and Sech (metal) tint My alignment specs Writeup on load equalizers mounted inside e-code housing

08-13-2005, 08:52 PM	#4
QGMika AudiWorld Senior Member Account #: 35825 Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,161	glad to know you're ok! so you're saying a rip started the vibration and then finally gave away tod? __________________ 2009 Quartz Grey A4 2.0T Quattro Tip Base

08-13-2005, 08:56 PM	#5
akula-ssh Member Account #: 70933 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,699	Essentially. Some sort of possibly small puncture/gash/rip got the whole thing started. Bye bye CAD$300 or so, assuming the wheel's not bent. __________________ List of 3.0 owners on AW compiled by A4AdMan <big>2002 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 Quattro Tiptronic</big> Premium package, sport package, xenon headlights Modifications to date: Neuspeed Sport springs Koni shocks (50% all around) H-Sport anti-roll bars custom stainless steel rear upper spring seat spacer Silver OZ Superleggera 18x8 Sumitomo HTR Z III 235/40-18 95Y XL (current summer) Toyo T1R 235/40-18 95Y (previous summer) Falken GRB FK-451 235/40-18 91Y (previous summer) Dunlop SP WinterSport M2 235/45-17 94H (winter) Supersprint resonator and mufflers (quick video clip here) BMC CDA intake Alcon B Type calipers Coleman Racing 13x1.25" 2-piece rotors Carbotech XP8 brake pads aluminum interior trim black bumper grill opened driver side foglight grill (from 1.8T) auto-dimming blind-spot Euro side mirrors bi-xenon E-code headlights Ultraleds (ultraleds.co.uk) 1W LED H6W bulbs Sylvania SilverStar H7 (high beams) Stealth blinker bulbs 7507 (front and rear) Hüper Optik Ceramic 60 and Sech (metal) tint My alignment specs Writeup on load equalizers mounted inside e-code housing

08-13-2005, 09:02 PM	#6
MC Hammered Member Account #: 91797 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,741	I guess you are quite lucky that didn't happen on your way to Squamish Wednesday. My biggest fear is such an event but when you are ripping along a lot fater than 120kph. I hope all you need is a wheel to get going again. __________________ ------------ 2004 Audi A4 Avant 1.8t Quattro 6sp - slightly modified Click the pic for the details

08-13-2005, 09:05 PM	#7
akula-ssh Member Account #: 70933 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,699	Yeah, I was nervous, especially since I've got my mom, gf and sister in the car when that happened. And indeed! It would've been extremely bad news on the Sea-to-Sky, at night, when there's construction on that 2 lane road! __________________ List of 3.0 owners on AW compiled by A4AdMan <big>2002 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 Quattro Tiptronic</big> Premium package, sport package, xenon headlights Modifications to date: Neuspeed Sport springs Koni shocks (50% all around) H-Sport anti-roll bars custom stainless steel rear upper spring seat spacer Silver OZ Superleggera 18x8 Sumitomo HTR Z III 235/40-18 95Y XL (current summer) Toyo T1R 235/40-18 95Y (previous summer) Falken GRB FK-451 235/40-18 91Y (previous summer) Dunlop SP WinterSport M2 235/45-17 94H (winter) Supersprint resonator and mufflers (quick video clip here) BMC CDA intake Alcon B Type calipers Coleman Racing 13x1.25" 2-piece rotors Carbotech XP8 brake pads aluminum interior trim black bumper grill opened driver side foglight grill (from 1.8T) auto-dimming blind-spot Euro side mirrors bi-xenon E-code headlights Ultraleds (ultraleds.co.uk) 1W LED H6W bulbs Sylvania SilverStar H7 (high beams) Stealth blinker bulbs 7507 (front and rear) Hüper Optik Ceramic 60 and Sech (metal) tint My alignment specs Writeup on load equalizers mounted inside e-code housing

08-13-2005, 09:08 PM	#8
MC Hammered Member Account #: 91797 Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,741	Does your spare have the same tire? Or is it different? My spare has a Pirelli on it so I can't use it for anything but a spare. __________________ ------------ 2004 Audi A4 Avant 1.8t Quattro 6sp - slightly modified Click the pic for the details

08-13-2005, 09:15 PM	#9
akula-ssh Member Account #: 70933 Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 4,699	It's just a spare: it's Dunlop SP9090 235/45-17, rotating backwards right now. __________________ List of 3.0 owners on AW compiled by A4AdMan <big>2002 Audi A4 Avant 3.0 Quattro Tiptronic</big> Premium package, sport package, xenon headlights Modifications to date: Neuspeed Sport springs Koni shocks (50% all around) H-Sport anti-roll bars custom stainless steel rear upper spring seat spacer Silver OZ Superleggera 18x8 Sumitomo HTR Z III 235/40-18 95Y XL (current summer) Toyo T1R 235/40-18 95Y (previous summer) Falken GRB FK-451 235/40-18 91Y (previous summer) Dunlop SP WinterSport M2 235/45-17 94H (winter) Supersprint resonator and mufflers (quick video clip here) BMC CDA intake Alcon B Type calipers Coleman Racing 13x1.25" 2-piece rotors Carbotech XP8 brake pads aluminum interior trim black bumper grill opened driver side foglight grill (from 1.8T) auto-dimming blind-spot Euro side mirrors bi-xenon E-code headlights Ultraleds (ultraleds.co.uk) 1W LED H6W bulbs Sylvania SilverStar H7 (high beams) Stealth blinker bulbs 7507 (front and rear) Hüper Optik Ceramic 60 and Sech (metal) tint My alignment specs Writeup on load equalizers mounted inside e-code housing

08-14-2005, 12:02 AM	#10
sozdemir AudiWorld Senior Member Account #: 59530 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 668	I work at Goodyear/Dunlop and I see that everyday...tread edge lifting is your condition you should be able to get the adjusted and get a new tire __________________ S5: Custom Wheel Spacers -15mm Front, 20mm Rear 3M Clear Bra 20% Tint All Around B5:

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