DONE! Finally! '875KCSTQ Rear Susp.

[Max Hoepli]

I looked under the rear right end of my 1986 5000 Quattro and saw a black
rubber tube 5mm diameter hanging just to the right of the gas tank, left of
the rear right wheel. I just wonder what it is for! As if it were
disconnected.

Max
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Kowalski" <hypereutectic1 at gmail.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: 29, April 2006 17:37
Subject: DONE! Finally! '875KCSTQ Rear Susp.


> Well, after all this time I finally got the rear suspension back together
on
> the '87 5KCSTQ.  Long story about why it took so long, but the main reason
> is that I'm starting a new business and have had almost no time to work on
> the car.
>
> In any case, I replaced:
>
> Rear trapezoidal arm bushings
> Parking brake cables
> Rear brake (flexible) lines
> Calipers, rotors and pads
> Assorted fasteners
>
> Frankly, the toughest part of the job logistically was getting the parking
> brake cables hooked up properly to the balancer at the end of the
> handle.   Working underneath the car in the cramped confines above the
> driveshaft takes a little creative wrangling to get those suckers on.  The
> good part is that I managed to find the point at which the balancer was
> almost in exactly the right place, so I only had to adjust the parking
> brakes about two turns on the threaded rod.
>
> I also renewed the two long, 105MM bolts that go through the hub carrier
> from the front, and I bought a new set of four serrated 17mm hex flange
nuts
> for the forward mounts.  I used ATE Super Blue brake fluid and a pressure
> bleeder on the rear calipers -- boy:  I'll NEVER do that job again the old
> way.
>
> I just got back from the test drive and it made a very positive,
noticeable
> difference in the ride and handling of the car.  I regained the ~1/2 inch
of
> ride height that I had lost on the right rear, and the car sits at the
> proper height at all four corners now.  And the best part is the
improvement
> in the handling and the lack of any kind of noise or clunking over
bumps --
> before you could feel the car squirm in transitions and you could hear and
> feel the trap. arms moving around over chuckholes.  Now it feels like new.
> The fact that it took me so long to finish this isn't really an indication
> of the job's difficulty.  Most people on the Quattro list can handle this
> job in a couple of days, tops, given the parts and a place to work.
>
> A few "after" pics. are here:
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/kowalskirsflickr/sets/72057594120334653/
>
> Alex Kowalski
> '87 5KCSTQ -- Back and Running -- WOOHOO!
> '86 5KCSTQ - New Engine on A Stand downstairs
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