A8 Front suspension torque specs

[Louis-Alain Richard]

No no no ! don't stop the posts.

We are looking for a suitable replacement ride for honey, and the A8 is one
suspect, as is a VW Phaeton, a 6-speed Passat W8 Wagon or any A6. So any of
your findings are indeed read followed and memorized, at least in this
house. You are, for us, a pioneer into that aluminum territory...

Louis-Alain



-----Message d'origine-----

Dammit, premature send! After writing all of that a lightbulb went on  
in my head reminding me that I have elsawin AND that it's actually  
usefull for this car! Sorry for the waste of bandwidth everybody :-(

-Cody (mobile)



On Aug 11, 2009, at 7:47 PM, Cody Forbes <cody at 5000tq.com> wrote:

> I'm really thinking it's about time to buy a Bentley for the A8q.
>
> Before diving in to the timing belt job I decided to put the car on  
> the lift and check for other serious money pits. In particular I had  
> noticed a very faint rattle/clunk in the right front corner that I  
> wanted to check out. Turns out it's time for a control arm party!  
> Right front wheel lower rear arm is amazingly bad, and I've already  
> got one to put on. Both right front upper arms are also slightly  
> loose. Left front wheel upper rear is the only one on that side.  
> Then it's also got a bad CV boot on each front axle.
>
> So what I'm after are torque specs for the following:
> All 4 control arms on both sides and both ends of each arm.
>
> -Cody (mobile)