Subject: RE: Tubular contro arms, any interest??

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Considering that a large majority of cars manufactured these days use cast alum suspension parts, I'm sure they've developed the parts to a level where fatigue of the material is well outside the extreme useage life of the parts.

Javad

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>Unless there are any seams where ionic (salt laden)
>moisture can accumulate and stay active for a LONG
>time, I don't think that corrosion would be an issue,
>although it's certainly MUCH more of a concern in a 
>car compared to an airplane (they usually don't salt
>the skies! except for cloud seeding, which is pretty
>much not happening anymore). It'll be interesting to
>see if 3rd or 4th owners will occur for these cars, 
>they're so complex and costly to repair bodywork that
>they'd most likely be junked (or at least in Europe,
>recycled) rather than passed on to new owners. I'd 
>think the cost of refurbing an A8 would be prohibitive
>to most of us on the list, whom consider things like
>type 44 TQ's an easy ticket to performance....
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>LL - NY
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>>And whom is ever checking
>>an A8's shock 
>>towers or rocker areas for cracking, as they do with aircraft?
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>I think the problem with failing aluminum parts is not one for the first 
>2 owners to worry about.  I am sure (or rather hope) that they designed 
>the parts so the fatigue life, even if not infinite, is very long.  So 
>maybe the guy in 2045 who can still afford to find and put gas through 
>his A8 for Sunday cruises should be checking things.  However now that I 
>say that the primary driver would be mileage not age.  Although with 
>aluminum corrosion might play a part.  Does Audi anodize the A8 chasis?
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>-- 
>Eric Sanborn
>'85 4ktq
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>http://sofadog.net/4ktq/
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