[s-cars] 93 S4 suspension

[Sam Clarkson]

Is that like 'bash the L out of it'?!
{;^)
Sounds clever I'll have a go today.
Sam Clarkson


On 15/05/2007, at 11:27 PM, QSHIPQ at aol.com wrote:

> Just FYI, done several dozen of those control arm R&R, never  
> replaced the sleeve.  I notched a spare allen wrench at the long  
> end. Pull the bolt out.   Put a wedge between the subframe and the  
> body..  Slide the 'audi' tool until the notch grabs the upper part  
> of the sleeve, and tap the 'L' of the wrench with a hammer. The  
> sleeve will slide right out.
>
> HTH
> Scott Justusson
> In a message dated 5/14/2007 11:29:05 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
> rfitton at vt.edu writes:
> I can only answer Q4...
>
> That bushing is available separately from the arm if you're interested
> in replacing it separately.  I'm pretty sure a press will be in order
> for R&R.  If you have the factory subframe mounts on top of it, you
> should be able to extract the arm without moving the subframe.   
> There is
> one potential caveat.  There's a metal sleeve that runs up through the
> center of the bushing.  It could be a little difficult to get out.  My
> subframe was six feet away from the car when I removed that sleeve, so
> I'm not sure how it would have looked if I had done it with the  
> subframe
> in place.  I seem to recall a hacksaw being involved in that part  
> of the
> job.  In any case, the sleeve won't come out without a fight, so I
> recommend replacing it ($10 each at ECS I think).  Also, the long bolt
> in the middle of that bushing goes into the subframe mount.  The  
> threads
> on the mount are of the self-locking variety, so the bolt will very
> likely come out distorted and is probably marked as one-time-use
> anyway.  The bolts' dimensions are M12x1.5x150 and since I never found
> them anywhere except the dealer the Audi p/n is N 904 563 02.
>
> -Cheers!
> Mike
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