control arms, lets fix the problem

[Kris Hansen]

Alas, I have also started hearing a faint clunk from
the left front on the wife's '96 A4. We originally
replaced 6 of the fronts, this at 40k. We are now at
70k, seemingly needing at least one control arm. The
parts that were put on the car were the latest ones at
the time, this being 2 or more years ago. I am sure
that there have been neumerous revisions since then.

I don't think that the problem lies in the
construction of the control arms, rather the design.
All steel balls in an aluminum socket?? sounds bad to
me. I seem to remember something about the Porsche 928
rear suspension having similar problems..and the
solution being to produce steel replacement parts. I
would gladly sacrifice weight for longevity. Heck,
they might even be able to make steel control arms
with..dare I say..replaceable bushings and ball
joints!!!



--- DFAUTOHAUS at aol.com wrote:
> We just replaced all four lowers on a '96 A 4Q *k
> miles, a '98 A6Q 51 k miles 
> (same part number) and a '98 A4Q 42k miles, and my
> brother in law now needs 
> them on his '98 A4 Q 32k miles. All just this week
> and have done numerous car 
> previosly. We buy the parts thru the after market, a
> supplier in Chicago, and 
> he has now run out of stock. He has six hundred sets
> on order. 
> Don't worry, Audi knows there is a problem, but as
> usual, they are unwilling 
> to step up to the plate and take care of their
> customers. Look how long it 
> took for them to recall the s-cars due to a fire
> danger under the hood with a 
> leaking fuel line (90psi) next to the turbo. what's
> really frustrating is 
> that I expect Audi buys these from a vendor rather
> than make them themselves 
> so why not hit the vendor for the expense?
> .02
> DF


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