Squeaking Noise - Tie Rods or Control Arms

[Ti Kan]

mkb writes:
> Not to beat a dead horse or anything, but I was over at my friends house last night and when he heard the noise he immediately said, "Oh sounds like a strut bearing".
> 
> Anyway, that's the plan for this weekend.  Open it up and replace the strut bearing.
> 
> I'll update when done.
> 
> Thanks all!
> 
> --
> mohammed
> 99 A6 2.8a avant
> 97 18tqa

The A6 doesn't have a strut bearing -- it doesn't have a "strut" as
the front suspension isn't a MacPherson strut design.  The top of the
shock absorber isn't an axis of steering rotation.  Suspension creaks
on Audi's 4-link virtual-geometry suspension cars are usually due to
worn tie rod ends, control arm arm bushings, or sway bar bushings.

-Ti