[s-cars] Grrrrr - rear track arm r&r

[Noah]

Fred and Mark, Thanks for the replies!

> Did U check the upper joints.
> The inners seem to fail.
>
> How are the bearings
>
> Mark

Not sure what to make of these comments. The part I'm replacing encompasses
both inner and outer balljoints in the rear. The bearings (I assume you mean
wheel bearings) seems fine.

> I suggest you pop it up to the limit allowed by the half-installed nut and
> give it a liberal spraying with brake cleaning fluid to remove any lube
from
> the taper. Whack it back in place and try again with hand tools ( dumb
> question, but you haven't cross-threaded the nut, have you?). If it still
> spins, put a deep socket over the nut and use a small puller against the
end
> of the socket and the top of the ball joint to pull the taper into the
seat.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4

I hope I haven't cross threaded the nut. I don't think so though. It looks
straight. I think I'll try the brake fluid thing. I applied some penetrant
on the nut and it probably crept up into the seat area. As for the puller,
I'm having a hard time picturing what you are describing, but I'm going to
go look at some pullers to see if I can get the idea.

Anyone got any ideas where the clunking was actually coming from? My
suspicion is that I didn't tighten the shock shaft nut all the way.

-Noah
92 S4 w/ clunky suspension