[s-cars] Suspension Problems in 94 S4

[Rob Pecsar]

Thanks, Chris and Chris.

Washers (443-412-147) are on order GenuineAudiParts for willcall pickup 
tomorrow.

Hope they hurt,

Rob



chris chambers wrote:

>Rob,
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>I have a set of front strut assemblies sitting in my garage torn apart.
>I know I have the load washers, I'll check and see.
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>Chris
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>--- Rob Pecsar <rpecsar at pacbell.net> wrote:
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>>Old thread, I know, but...hey, Mark or Igor or ???
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>>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.
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>>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?
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>>Thanks,
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>>Rob
>>'95 S6 Bilstein/Eibach/2B camber plates, '92 sway bars and rear 
>>subframe, and RS2'd engine
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>>Mark Turczyn wrote:
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>>>Rob-
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>>>This has happened to a few S's on the list-- when changing over to
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>>new
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>>>struts if you forget to install the load washer on top of the shock
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>>rod
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>>>before you slip it into the camber plate bushing all of the load
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>>goes into
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>>>the rubber bushing.  Eventually it tears out the bushing and the
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>>shock rod
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>>>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
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>>one way
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>>>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
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>>side. I
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>>>>had ruled out subframe bolts, suspension bolts, etc.
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>>>>I didn't find anything, but this weekend that changed. In the
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>>engine
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>>>>bay, I noticed the driver side shock tower cover was sticking up
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>>more
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>>>>than the other one. When I removed it, the shock bushing (grommet?)
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>>that
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>>>>would normally be under the custom camber plate was torn and the
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>>shock
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>>>>was sticking up an inch or more. I can send you a pic if it would
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>>help,
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>>>>but check out yours.
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>>>>Any BTDT out there?  I am not sure what if anything that I did
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>>wrong on
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>>>>the install, but would appreciate any word of wisdom...I think I'll
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>>have
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>>>>to pull the whole strut assembly out again....what were those
>>>>recommended percentage to revalve the front Bilsteins?
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>>>>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
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>>but I am
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>>>>>coming back to it because this is a problem that does not want to
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>>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
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>>this really
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>>>>>weird clunking sound coming from that side of the car. I have
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>>taken note that
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>>>>>it happens when going over things like potholes and such. If I am
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>>going over
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>>>>>a bump in the road there is no clunk. It also happens when turning
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>>either
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>>>>>left or right and hitting a bump or pothole. Now, I have changed
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>>the
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>>>>>Bilstein's twice and now removed those and put in Konis. The
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>>problem is still
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>>>>>there. Everything else including bushings, bump stops, blah blah
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>>are close to
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>>>>>brand new and the car has the Igor solution to the alignment
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>>issue.
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>>>>>Does anyone have an idea as to what may be causing this problem?
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>>>>>AngeloAA
>>>>>94 S4
>>>>>83 urq
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