Type 44 suspension rubber bushings

Huw Powell audi at mediaone.net
Thu Apr 12 20:54:07 EDT 2001


Eyvind Spangen wrote:
> 
> What bushings usually go bad on the type44 cars? 

All the rubber ones :-)

> My '90 200TQ makes
> lots of clunking noise, but with the high price of bushings, I'd like
> to replace the most failure-prone first. Noise both front & rear, but
> most up front.. Would it cure anything if I replace the subframe
> bushings, strut mounts & stabilizer bar bushings? What about the rear?

with the age of the car you should bit the bullet and do all of them -
control arm, subframe, and sway bar bits.  If you need to break up the
$$ a bit, do the front and rear separately.  If your ball joints, tie
rods, and strut bearings are good this should clear up most if not all
unintended movement and clunking.

-- 
Huw Powell

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