[s-cars] squeaky rear

[Mark Strangways]

And suppose one of us where to have the said floppy inner joint, what would
be the proper course of action,
a) Bend over and take it like a man at the stealership,
b) Find a low cost, low quality alternative,
c) Find a late model wreck somewhere and rape it for what it's worth,
d) Create said wreck then offer to but salvage

As I am currently listening to the squeak over EVERY bump, and I have
physically seen the joint move while lifting the rear wheel.
You say yours are good right ?.. Humm Sudbury... NAH to far.

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
To: "michael musmanno" <mmusmanno at comcast.net>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 10:17 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] squeaky rear


> Hi Mike;
>
> There has been a lot of discussion on this topic recently initiated by a
> post I wrote describing some grease injection points I drilled into the
> camber link heim joints to stop the squeak.
>
> The rear suspension has an adjustable upper link used to set rear wheel
> camber. The inner joint (bolted to the body) looks like a tie rod end. The
> outer joint (bolted to the top of the wheel hub) is a heim joint with
rubber
> seals on both sides. The grease in this joint dries out and the joint
starts
> to squeak as the suspension flexes over bumps. If you drive it long enough
> it will stop squeaking when the joint wears to the point it is just
flopping
> around on the inner bushing - this is not a happy situation as this is the
> only thing keeping the rear wheel vertical.
> The typical fixes are:
> 1. Replace the rear link ($$$)
> 2. Remove the joint seals and inject grease
> 3. Use a hypodermic grease needle to inject grease through the seal
> 4. Drill the joint body and use a hypodermic needle to inject grease into
> the joint ( or add a grease fitting - a contentious issue centred around
the
> structural integrity of the joint once you have drilled a whacking great
> hole in it).
>
> HTH
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of michael musmanno
> Sent: April 12, 2004 6:40 AM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] squeaky rear
>
>
> hey guys,
>
> can anyone offer some info about a squeak in the rear.  the sound just
> started happening on my '93 s4.  only when I go over bumps do I hear what
> seems to be a squeak coming from the drivers side rear.  i'm guessing it's
a
> bushing or something, but, I thought I would send it through the list to
see
> if anyone else has encountered this issue.
>
> thanks,
>
> mike
> 93 s4
>
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