87.5 CGT Panhard Rod -- bent or straight?

[Jonathan Monetti]

My TFA only shows a cutaway, i.e. the ends of a rod with a zagged line
between (there has to be a name for that).  I'm assuming if there was/is an
angled version, it'd be there, but I am learning not to put anything past
VAG or the software.

It looks too correct for me to think it was bent by impact.  Car aligns
fine.  The rod's unbent length would be 48", and the mounting points are 46"
& change, so that doesn't make sense to me either.

Really baffled.  Maybe I'll just tell people Panhard got fired and this is
the rare factory Schmetzenburg rod.

tx
jm





> -----Original Message-----
> From: Huw Powell [mailto:audi at humanspeakers.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 7:32 PM
> To: Jonathan Monetti
> Cc: Quattro at Audifans. Com
> Subject: Re: 87.5 CGT Panhard Rod -- bent or straight?
>
>
>
> > I was comparing the rear suspenstions of my '86 parts coupe and
> my '87.5.
> >
> > While the '86 and my old '85 parts car (R.I.P.) had straight
> panhard rods,
> > the 87.5 has a bend.
>
> I went out to look at mine, but there is too much grass under it to see.
>
> NOTE: it's really light out.  North American viewers should take a break
> around inning seven of the game to check out the lunar eclipse.
>
> I looked in TFA and only one panhard rod is shown (87.5 specific parts
> are listed as being for the "NG" engine, like the rear disc brakes).
>
> So I would strongly venture to suggest that yours was bent after it was
> manufactured.
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
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