ur-Quattro strut top mount

isham-research.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk isham-research.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk
Tue Oct 17 12:20:12 EDT 2000


> i'm trying to track down a front end clunk on my 89 200tq and noticed an
> older post from you (8/96) where you suggest worn caliper carrier bolts will
> "clank" when going over potholes.  how do they they wear out and even so why
> would they clank?  seems like a simple solution but how likely is it?

I remember the post.  My opinion has changed slightly - I still see the
guide pins as the sources of the 'clank', but it seems relatively
easily curable with a guide pin boot kit - 443 698 470.  I'm still
trying to find a reliable source of new guide pins.

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 Phil Payne
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