[s-cars] Fw: Suspension Problems in 94 S4

[Aaron Ryba]

"The solution may be a new strut housing."


You don't think I can't just replace the stretched pinch bolts with new?
I would not think that the strut housing is damaged (Nothing has come apart yet.)
That will be confirmed after an inspection like you said testing for movement with a big prybar.

Thanks.
Aaron


----- Original Message ----
From: Mark Strangways <StrangConst at rogers.com>
To: Aaron Ryba <aaronryba at yahoo.com>; TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com; jenrob at mchsi.com; airs41994 at hotmail.com
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Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:37:26 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Suspension Problems in 94 S4


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Ryba" <aaronryba at yahoo.com>
To: <TheRingmeister at triad.rr.com>; <jenrob at mchsi.com>; 
<airs41994 at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Suspension Problems in 94 S4


>
> The only thing I can think of is that I overtorqued the pinch-bolts and 
> stretched them and the control arm joint is moving up and down slightly in 
> the socket (scary!). > IIRC the pinch bolts used were from the Blau 
> hardware kit for the front end. Maybe these are crappy metal and stretched 
> to much? Not sure what where your bolts are from.
>
This is your problem... most likely anyways.
I have had the same issues. The solution may be a new strut housing.
you can try to separate the joint with a big bar and see move much movement 
there is.

Mark