Back end twitching whilst accelerating and cornering at higher speeds

[james.keiller91]

I have a 2006 a3 2.0t quattro. Recently I have been experiencing alot of swaying/twitching from the back of the car particularly on left handers above 30-40mph. It almost feels like the car is being blasted with sidewinds. I have a feeling the bushes may be shot although alot of the threads i have read mention a clunking noise which i have not experienced.

Any ideas as to what may be causing this? I am keen to have a crack at replacing the bushes myself although again alot of the threads i have read so far say its a pig of a job involving burning out the old bushes...

Any info would be great,

cheers,

james

[rowdy-999]

Probably best letting a professional have a look. Sounds dangerous.

[zollaf]

could be a damper worn out, broken spring or dodgy tyre.

[Sam]

Give us more info on the tyres you have on the back end.

Age, condition, brand, pressures etc.

[james.keiller91]

Their bridgestone f1s. Treads above 1.6mm across the tyre although I have noticed a slow puncture on the offside rear...could that be the cause? New tyres ordered for fitting next week

[james.keiller91]

Cheers, got a slow puncture on the right rear so I'll change the tyres next week and see if that solves it. Any idea how tricky dampers are to replace?

[jonathanfenton]

Rear dampers are easy shove your head under the car and you'll see the 2 bolts that hold them in.