[s-cars] Suspension Problems in 94 S4

[Rob Pecsar]

Old thread, I know, but...hey, Mark or Igor or ???

It makes sense, but I don't see the load washer in my Bentley manuals, in the 
FA, Genuineaudipart.com expolded view drawings, or anywhere else, 
including Igor's great suspension article on s-cars.org.

Can you point me to the right source of the load washer that goes just under the strut bearing? Audi P/N? 
Igor P/N?

Thanks,

Rob
'95 S6 Bilstein/Eibach/2B camber plates, '92 sway bars and rear 
subframe, and RS2'd engine



Mark Turczyn wrote:

>Rob-
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>This has happened to a few S's on the list-- when changing over to new
>struts if you forget to install the load washer on top of the shock rod
>before you slip it into the camber plate bushing all of the load goes into
>the rubber bushing.  Eventually it tears out the bushing and the shock rod
>goes through- in some cases into the hood.
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>Perhaps this is not the root of your particular situation but it is one way
>these bushings tear out.
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>On 6/23/08 12:49 AM, "Rob Pecsar" <rpecsar at pacbell.net> wrote:
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>>Angelo,
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>>After installing my suspension setup 4 years, I also had the front
>>suspension clunk when I'd go over a pothole, but on the driver side. I
>>had ruled out subframe bolts, suspension bolts, etc.
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>>I didn't find anything, but this weekend that changed. In the engine
>>bay, I noticed the driver side shock tower cover was sticking up more
>>than the other one. When I removed it, the shock bushing (grommet?) that
>>would normally be under the custom camber plate was torn and the shock
>>was sticking up an inch or more. I can send you a pic if it would help,
>>but check out yours.
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>>Any BTDT out there?  I am not sure what if anything that I did wrong on
>>the install, but would appreciate any word of wisdom...I think I'll have
>>to pull the whole strut assembly out again....what were those
>>recommended percentage to revalve the front Bilsteins?
>>
>>Rob Pecsar
>>95 S6, RS2'd, Eibach, Bilsteins and '92 sway bars and rear subframe
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>>Angelo A wrote:
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>>>Hello all,
>>>I think this topic has been written about many times on this board but I am
>>>coming back to it because this is a problem that does not want to go away.
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>>>Over the last 5 years since lowering the S4 this has always been a
>>>problematic area in the car. Especially the passenger side. I get this really
>>>weird clunking sound coming from that side of the car. I have taken note that
>>>it happens when going over things like potholes and such. If I am going over
>>>a bump in the road there is no clunk. It also happens when turning either
>>>left or right and hitting a bump or pothole. Now, I have changed the
>>>Bilstein's twice and now removed those and put in Konis. The problem is still
>>>there. Everything else including bushings, bump stops, blah blah are close to
>>>brand new and the car has the Igor solution to the alignment issue.
>>>
>>>Does anyone have an idea as to what may be causing this problem?
>>>
>>>
>>>AngeloAA
>>>94 S4
>>>83 urq
>>>
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