S4 suspension clunking

[Ti Kan]

Richard van der Hoff writes:
> For quite a while now, I've been chasing some clunking from the front 
> suspension on my B5 S4, and I'd appreciate the list's wisdom on where to 
> go with this.
...
> So, opinions? Is the shock in any way a likely candidate? Or should I go 
> back to replacing control arms? And if so should I (a) just do the 
> fourth lower arm (b) replace the upper arms too (c) accept that the 
> other lower arms now have 15000 miles of (spirited, at times) driving on 
> them and replace those too (d) all of the above? Obviously, the labour 
> for having my suspension repeatedly torn apart and rebuilt is beginning 
> to add up...

The first things to wear out on the late B5 front suspension are usually
tie rod ends.  Have you replaced yours yet?

-Ti