[urq] Tie Rod Issues

[Jim Haseltine]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Elston" <quattro.guy at verizon.net>
To: <audi90sq at yahoo.com>; "'quattro'" <quattro at audifans.com>; "'urq'"

> I'm in the same situation.  My tie rods, and the outer ends are still
> great.  But both of my bushings at the inner ends have seen better days.
> Does anyone know how this simple rubber bushing can be replaced, without
> having to fork out the big bucks for the entire assembly?

For anybody who is interested, the part number for this bushing used to be
#811 419 809.
I say 'used to be' because it was deleted in August 1983 and now is listed
with the comment 'This is a deleted part. There is no replacement part.'

The cynics amongst us might think that this is because the profit on a
GBP100 tie rod is more than that on a GBP1 bush......

Regards,

Jim Haseltine