[s-cars] s6 suspension bushings

[Michael Mulholland]

hello, in our case the car tended to wander and had visible cracking and 
dryness of the bushings another symptom was thumping and banging of the 
suspension on bad roads. on the rear suspension its usually the outer tie 
rod bushings that go. with the wheel off use a pry bar and an axle stand as 
a pivot point to lift and lower the suspension a few inches. the movement at 
the failed bushes should be visible and audible. in my cases rust dust at 
that point was another clue.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron" <aaront at cox-internet.com>
To: "Michael Mulholland" <meyeke at netinc.ca>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] s6 suspension bushings


> Hi List,
> Regarding worn suspension components -
> Is there a sure fire way to determine if components are worn aside from 
> yanking / turning things and looking / listening for movement or clunks? 
> Patient has 110Kmi and all components are orig. Car drives OK but seems 
> twitchy / shifty above 90.   What if anything would be worn at this age?
> Thanks
> Aaron
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> Michael Mulholland wrote:
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>>hello paul i just went through this with my sons 95 s6. contact chris 
>>semple at force 5 auto for your parts quote (603 223 6700) youll be 
>>pleasantly surprised. also none of the  mentioned parts are terribly 
>>difficult to replace. as far as the front control arm bushings are 
>>concerned....just get a complete control arm with all necessary bushings 
>>included and a new ball joint. after its done get a 4 wheel alignment.
>>hth
>>mike
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