[s-cars] Re: a very rough Audi weekend

[tblack]

I too had a similar experience to Fred when my RF CV joint boot split. The
mech used a discarded Porsche 944 drive shaft as a lever with two guys on
the end of it to bust the BJ out of its socket. The ball joint kit included
a new pinch bolt and nut.
Tom Black
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
To: <mswanson at sonitrol.net>; "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 9:07 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Re: a very rough Audi weekend


> Wow, you were lucky ( or skilled, or both) on this one, Marc! Glad you or
> the car weren't badly hurt.
>
> As other listers have pointed out ( and many more will yet, I'm sure), it
is
> wise to use factory hardware on critical suspension parts, since the
design
> engineers are often aware of issues we are not. That being said, you may
> have another issue with the ball joint socket. This is supposed to be a
> clamped joint and the ball joint shouldn't be moving around enough in the
> socket to wear out the threads on the bolt. You may want to thoroughly
> inspect the socket to ensure it is not deformed and the slot is clear of
> rust and debris. If someone has tried to pry open the slot to remove a
ball
> joint, the socket may be toast. The clamping force is what should be
holding
> the joint in place, not the shoulder of the bolt.
> I just changed the RF control arm on my S4 - just couldn't get enough
> leverage at home, so I had to take it to the dealer. It took two
mechanics,
> a lift, and a 6 foot steel bar to get the ball joint out. Now that sucker
> was clamped (and rusted)!.
>
> Good luck with the body work, and check the other ball joint!
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Marc Swanson
> Sent: July 21, 2003 12:40 PM
> To: james accordino
> Cc: quattro at audifans.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Re: a very rough Audi weekend
>
>
>
> > I meant on the actual ball joint shaft.
>
> woops, I read that too fast.  I see what you mean.  Not sure that would
> really help any as far as preventing it from popping out (that's what
> the bolt is supposed to be for).
>
>
>
> > Good, but I thought the stock ones were nylok style.
>
> you're right, they are.  As are lots of other suspension nuts like the
> ball joint retaining nuts that hold the ball joint to the control arm.
>
>
>
> > > Thanks Jim.  I'll use this incident as an excuse to
> > > fix all those dents
> > > I've been meaning to pop out while it is at the body
> > > shop anyway....
> >
> > What dents?  Your car looks great.
>
>
> a few years back my car was in my garage and a shelf support broke,
> dumping a bunch of hardware onto the side of the car:
>
>
> http://tinyurl.com/hky6
>
>  I got an insurance check but never fixed the dents.  Might as well get
> to that now!
>
>
> --
> -Marc
> 87' 4ktq
> 88' 90q
> www.mswanson.com/audi
>
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