[s-cars] Qu: Control Arms - moog any good?

Wed Jul 30 19:17:02 PDT 2008

Gentz,

I found Moog control arms for $72.89, I know the Moog name just
don't know if they make good Audi parts.

Is BECK/ARNLEY a good name for tie rod ends?

Thanks
Chris

--- Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Thanks all.
> 
> I've ordered the TRW control arms from Canadian online source which
> includes
> shipping...
> 
>
http://parts.autopartsonlinecanada.com/parts/apocanada/parts.jsp?year=1996&m
> ake=AU&model=S6--001
> 
> Unfortunately the border doesn't help with US suppliers.
> 
> Tony
> 96 S6
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Adam Cramer
> Sent: July 30, 2008 8:36 PM
> To: djdawson2 at aol.com
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Qu: Control Arms
> 
> 
> Check for better prices here:
> 
>
http://frugalmechanic.com/auto-parts/1995-audi-s6/suspension-control-arm
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 2:22 PM, <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> > Tony,
> > I'm afraid it has been too long for me to definitively answer your 
> > question.? I *think* they can be removed as a single piece.
> >
> > Thing I do know for certain:
> >
> > 1) The 2B plates must be removed first, and the stockers put back
> in 
> > place.
> > 2) Those bearings you speak of are the interface between the upper
> spring
> > perch and the strut tower.? When they're bad, they bind and
> release,
> causing
> > a fairly alarming banging noise... most often noticeable while
> backing out
> > of a parking spot.
> >
> > Other things...
> >
> > If you are replacing your tie rod ends, make sure that the bushings
> in 
> > the rod assembly are tight where they attach to the steering rack.?
> 
> > I've?seen those good bad just as often as the actual ball joint in
> the 
> > tie rod end... and you can't buy them.? Sometimes it is best to buy
> 
> > the whole assembly.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jpb3 <jpburns3 at gmail.com>
> > To: djdawson2 at aol.com
> > Cc: tony.curran at sympatico.ca; s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Sent: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 9:54 am
> > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Qu: Control Arms
> >
> >
> >
> > Tony,
> >
> > I just purchased TRW control arms from partsquick.com for $97 each.
> 
> > They ship quickly too.
> >
> > On a side note (Dave) I am planning on pulling both front struts
> soon 
> > to replace the wheel bearings and at the same time I am going to 
> > replace the control arms, tie rod ends, swaybar bushings (inner),
> DS 
> > axle and the strut bearings.  My question is can I pull the entire 
> > strut assembly without removing springs and replace the strut
> bearings 
> > (the big plastic circles) without a spring compressor?  I have not
> had 
> > the struts out of the car before and cannot wrap my mind around the
> 
> > set up.  I have 2B plates and know I have to put the OEM mounts 
> > (bearings or mounts as they seem to be called both) to get the
> strut 
> > to drop through the top hole and I believe I have read that this
> will 
> > keep the whole assembly together?  I can then press out/in the 
> > bearings with the whole strut (spring and all) together?
> >
> > So, once I loosen the 3 bolts up top and have everything
> disconnected 
> > at the bottom the entire strut assembly just falls out?  I presume 
> > these plastic strut bearings I have are the interface between the
> body 
> > of the car and the top spring plate and if I have the whole
> assembly 
> > out of the car I can just stick the new ones up against the top
> plate 
> > as I put everything back together?
> >
> > Sorry if this is OT and confusing, but I am confused.  I imagine I
> am 
> > making this more complicated than it is and it is probably pretty 
> > evident once I start unbolting things.
> >
> > Also, the metal sleeve.  I have read you can use a lug bolt to
> remove 
> > these without messing them up?
> >
> > John
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:03 AM,  <djdawson2 at aol.com> wrote:
> > > I've purchased control arms from Blau in the past... german
> parts.? 
> > > They
> > have
> > worked as good as anything I've tried, and are priced at about $86 
> > each.
> > >
> > > This is a DIY job if you have typical shadetree experience.? The 
> > > only
> > trick is
> > getting the swaybar back into the "eyes" on the control arms.? I 
> > prefer to compress the suspension to maximize the distance between
> the 
> > two eyes on the control arms, making re
> > install of the swaybar quite easy.
> > >
> > > One point to keep in mind... each control arm bolts to the
> subframe 
> > > with
> > a
> > single long bolt.? That bolt has a sleeve (looks like a large valve
> 
> > guide) that typically gets ruined during disassembly.? You'll want
> to 
> > make sure to buy a
> > pair of these to insure that you don't get stuck halfway through
> the job.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Peter Schulz <pcschulz at comcast.net>
> > > To: Tony Curran <tony.curran at sympatico.ca>
> > > Cc: S-Car-List at Audifans.Com <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Tue, 29 Jul 2008 8:41 pm
> > > Subject: Re: [s-cars] Qu: Control Arms
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tony:
> > >
> > > Yes, they are better ...and (no stated brand is a risk not worth 
> > > taking).
> > >
> > > Related case - I needed to replace the outer tie rods on my S6, 
> > > decided to try the TRW/Moogs. Compared to the Febi/Bilstein Tie
> Rod 
> > > ends, they are larger, the rubber on the boot appears to be
> thicker, 
> > > there is a spring retainer for the boot, and even the tie rod
> stud 
> > > has a dimple to center the tie rod puller.....
> > >
> > > -Peter
> > >
> > > At 09:35 PM 7/29/2008 -0400, Tony Curran wrote:
> > >>Hi all,
> > >>
> > >>Control arms are up for renewal. Just wondering if this is a DIY
> job 
> > >>for reasonably savvy home wrench? And are TRW arms that much
> better 
> > >>for the extra $$$$ - $247 pair from Canadian online source for
> (TRW) 
> > >>or $187 from German Auto Parts (no stated brand).
> > >>
> > >>TIA
> > >>
> > >>Tony
> > >>96 S6
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