S4 suspension clunking

[Huw Powell]

"Everything" means every part that can develop play as it wears - 
obviously, everything with a rubber bushing, and the things with ball 
joints *if* they show any play.

You don't necessarily have to do it all at once, of course.

Richard van der Hoff wrote:
> Huw Powell wrote:
>>
>> Richard van der Hoff wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> Replace everything.  Seriously.  When my coupe used to "clunk" at 
>> various times, I slowly started replacing suspension components.  
>> Which each replacement, the clunk got quieter.  By the time I'd done 
>> everything, it was almost impossible to hear, so I think I fixed it.
>>
> Thanks Huw. So what does "everything" entail here?
>  * lower arms x 4
>  * upper arms x 4
>  * tie rods (thanks for the suggestion there, Ti and Grant - no they 
> haven't been replaced)
>  * shocks?
>  * Anything else?
> 
> It sounds... expensive :(.
> 
> 
> 

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Huw Powell

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