[s-cars] Front control arm fell off

[Aaron]

I confirmed with the manual - It is specific about what needs to be 
replaced.
The shop is claiming that if the "rebuild kit" did not come with the 
required fastners they dont really need to be replaced.  "We usually 
just torque them back up and sometime use a little locktite"
I was firm about needing the fastners replaced and that they are stretch 
bolts for one time use etc.  They are ordering them-but somewhat 
reluctantly.  Apparently they are not yet familier with the term "liability"
Aaron

Bjørn Eirik Ødegård wrote:

>Yup, all the nuts and bolts in the suspension components are throw-away-stuff. I reused the control-arm to subframe bolt, but got a new one that's going in as soon as possible. The locking nuts use a special aluminum locking ring that just works once, so they're pretty obvious. The others are stretched, so they should also be replaced. (They're also specially coated to withstand corrotion.)
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>I think you have a pretty clear case here, Aaron, and It's good you got away without injury or other mishaps!
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>Another episode with a broken controlarm resulting in front-end damage comes to mind..
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>A little cry:
>Since all of us get all these messages anyways, please remove as much as possible from previous posts, and drop the 'me too' and 'me three'- responses!! ;o)
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>Bjorn  :o)
>'92 S4 MTM
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>-From: Aaron <aaront at cox-internet.com>
>-Subject: [s-cars] Front control arm fell off
>-To: Audi - Scars <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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>-Turns out the outer
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>-control arm nut came off and the spindle assy came free and jammed in
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>-the wheel well!
><snip>
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