[urq] subframe reinstallation

[Arun Rao]

I just did this on my '91 200Q. The only gotcha that I can think of is
that the subframe bushings are not oriented correctly (Bentley makes it
quite clear that they're supposed to go in one particular way). Other than
that, there isn't that much you can mess up (unless you forget to tighten
caliper bolts, but that's another story :).

Of course, I didn't remove my strut towers, which would almost certainly
have disturbed the alignment.

-Arun


On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Julian Stafford wrote:

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferry Stolp <fstolp at dds.nl>
> To: quattro at audifans.com <quattro at audifans.com>; urq at audifans.com
> <urq at audifans.com>
> Date: 17 January 2002 17:19
> Subject: [urq] subframe reinstallation
> 
> 
> >Hi list,
> >
> >I heard some rumors about this:
> >I one removes the subframe (front or back), can it be reinstalled just like
> >that or does it require a special procedure regarding alignment?
> >A friend of mine did this and after that the car's roadholding wasn't that
> >good anymore, like it has a really bad alignment or something.
> >
> >Any BTDT's??
> >
> >Question relates to an '85 UrQ (mine), but my friend's car is an '86 Coupe
> >quattro.
> 
> 
> Yes, IMO the subframe just un-bolts and bolts back up. However because you
> have prolly replaced bushes and in-view of the amount of suspension
> components that are disturbed I see little option but to have alignment
> checked afterwards, well I would anyway.
> 
> Regards Julian.
> 
> 
> 

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