Rear Creaking

[Max Hoepli]

Mechanic said the link arms were moving too freely. He just caught that
problem he said. 5 years with 27,000 km is all the life out of them?

 

 

Max

 

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From: LL - NY [mailto:larrycleung at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 19:18
To: Max Hoepli
Cc: audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Rear Creaking

 

That's the arms. And, I don't recall the price. It wasn't outrageous, to the
best of my recollection. Considering you got another 5 years out of them, I
think they're due. 

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 6:48 PM, Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:

The transverse link arms that only the Quattros have? If so, I had those
replaced 5 years ago. How much per linkage arm. Mechanic was testing link
arms and said they needed changing 5 years ago.

 

 

Max

 

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From: LL - NY [mailto:larrycleung at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 18:28 


To: Max Hoepli
Cc: audi_owners_usa at yahoogroups.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Rear Creaking

 

I suspect the rear longitudinal link ends, what tends to fail is the rubber
boot over the joints. They look intact, but in fact are leaking (or letting
the oils evaporate from) the grease that is supposed to be in there. If the
joint is solid an intact, you can prolong replacement by injecting grease
into the joint. It took me awhile to find a fine needle hypodermic that
doesn't leave too large a hole in the boot to make whatever
leaking/evaporating going on worse on my past type 44. Eventually, I did
have to replace the link, but it held things off until the weather was more
cooperative. 

On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 3:45 PM, Max Hoepli <mhoepli at vif.com> wrote:

Hi all,



I have a slight creaking noise coming from rear especially when going over
bumps. Suspension is OK on car.

Not heard when radio playing. What can remedy this creaking?





Patient: 1986 Audi Turbo Quattro Type 44

Max







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