[s-cars] Shocks and inserts - it's time to change 'em.

[Fred Munro]

Hi Tom;

Rust control and paint is the primary reason for removing the springs and
changing the strut bearings :) I've broken a spring on every Audi I've owned
due to rust pitting and metal fatigue, so I'm planning a pre-emptive strike
here.

I pulled the rear units and disassembled them. They are nice and shiny in
their new POR-15 coating.

Tie rod ends and control arms are all new 20k km ago.

I'll give serious consideration to documentation. The job takes a long time
with the painting anyway, so documentation won't add much time to the
exercise :).

Thanks for your kind words on my humble efforts.

Fred

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Green [mailto:trgreen at comcast.net]
Sent: July 16, 2007 1:49 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Cc: Fred Munro
Subject: Re:[s-cars] Shocks and inserts - it's time to change 'em.


Wow, this could be the start of something great.  One of those great
DIY epistles
from Fred could be in the making here.  It would be a shame not to
document
such a project like you did in the URS4 website days, Fred.  Did you
pull the
towers in the rear or change those in place with a shortcut as well?

Not to mention I am changing Bilstein/Eibach setup on the sedan and
Boge turbo
gas all around on the avant.  :-)

For those listers not familiar with Fred's work, look at the DIY
information transferred
to s-cars.org.  The lions share of that technical information was his
work.

Vincent's caution to not do half a job is important to consider here
as well, so do make
sure the condition of tie rod ends and control arms warrants leaving
them in place.  If
you are doing all that at the same time, might as well drop the strut
towers and do
bearings, bushings, and new nuts and bolts hardware at the same
time.  Y'all up north
probably need some rust control and paint as well.

Tom

> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:44:42 -0400
> From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Shocks and inserts - it's time to change 'em.
> To: "Eric Phillips" <gcmschemist at gmail.com>, Vincent Fr?geac
> 	<s.sikss at gmail.com>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Message-ID: <AFECLHABEEILGMHBNDFEOEIMEDAA.munrof at sympatico.ca>
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>
> Eric;
>
> The Bilsteins will go in through the top.
>
> I just installed a set of Sachs Advantage shocks on the rear of my
> UrS6. I
> like them so much I've ordered a pair of front inserts. They give a
> nice
> smooth ride with excellent control - typical good German sports sedan
> handling. They are nowhere near as stiff as the Koni's I had in my
> UrS4 -
> but then the S4 handled like a go-kart with the Konis. The S6 is
> much more
> refined with the Sachs :).
>
> I plan on replacing the strut bearings as well, but I was going to
> do it
> with the struts in the car. I figure if I compress the spring and
> remove the
> insert, I should be able to disassemble and reassemble the strut in
> situ.
> I've never done this, so it should be an interesting weekend when I
> tackle
> it. I plan on a full alignment after the job is complete.
>
> Fred Munro
> '97 S6