87.5 CGT Panhard Rod -- bent or straight?

[Ed Kellock]

I just went out and looked under my 87.5 Coupe GT with a flash light
and my panhard rod is straight all the way from one end to the other.

Ed

On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:16:38 -0400, Jonathan Monetti
<jmone3036 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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
> >
> > http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi
> >
> > http://www.humanthoughts.org/
> >
> 
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