a very rough Audi weekend

[Fred Munro]

The UrS4 Bentley specifies that the ball joint bolt head should face to the
rear of the car.

Fred Munro
'94 S4

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Yes, I've heard this too, but lets face it, the nastly vibrations a strut
housing encounters will overpower or reverse any of this philisophical
wrangling below - if the nut falls off your ball joint fastener, you're
screwed, doesn't matter which way its facing.

I think the idea is to use the right fasteners and ensure they're torqued
properly, and not to take any peace in thinking you're safe because the bolt
is facing one way or the other.  I've never had a failure here, most people
haven't, I always use new lock nuts whenever I'm in the ball joint area, and
replace the bolt if need be.

Javad

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>Hey, since this is a safety topic, I think that bolt is the wrong way.  It
is said that braking forces are much stronger than acceleration forces, and
that it is best to have the bolt go in from the back.  This way if you
somehow lose the nut, the bolt is less likely to be lost from braking
forces.
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>At least that's what I remember Phil Payne stating, and it makes sense to
me.
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>Ken
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