[s-cars] rear wheel positions differ

[tedebearp at yahoo.com]

Since fenders can be damaged and bodywork may not bring them back to 100% original, I'd measure from the rocker panel to the ground.

Make sure the car is on a level surface.

Fred Munro wrote:
> Forrest;
> Check for sagging/broken springs by parking the car on a level surface and
> measuring the height between the fender lip and the top of the wheel rim at
> all four corners. The measurements should be equal side to side. These cars
> when driven in the salt belt tend to break springs and are now old enough
> for the springs to have sagged with age. A broken/sagging spring will throw
> the alignment way off. I've had both front and rear springs break on my UrS
> cars.
> If the springs are good, it's an alignment issue due either to worn/damaged
> components or worn bushings or mounts. The rear upper track links already
> mentioned are a frequent wear item. The Heim end on the OEM links have a
> Teflon sleeve between the ball and the socket and last longer than the
> cheaper aftermarket units, which are steel on steel. I get several years out
> of OEM links but only a year out of the one set of aftermarket links I
> bought. You can extend the life by injecting grease through the sealing
> boots.
> Given that this is winter, if you have slid the car sideways and hit a curb
> or obstruction with the rear wheel, you may have bent the lower trap arm on
> that side. This is not so much a problem with the steel suspension
> components on the UrS cars, but this type of manoeuvre gets really expensive
> with the newer Audis and their aluminium suspension components.
> HTH
> Fred Munro
> '97 S6
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of forrest bradshaw
> Sent: March 20, 2008 10:39 PM
> To: audifans
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] rear wheel positions differ
> Sean,
>    My rear tie rods have been replaced twice each because they seem to go
> bad within 18 months of replacement (says something about replacement parts
> OEM and Mayle).  so I know the adjusters are not siezed, I trust my mechanic
> he's my friends father and is really helpful but does not seem concerned
> with helping fix this.  Car to my knowledge has not been in an accident but
> it looks like orange peeling on roof and a paint line, but body lines up and
> it has been inspected by body techs.
> I dont know if the pass tire sticks out farther or if its just the tilt of
> the driver side wheel, I will need to measure (and post results)  but the
> pass wheel seems more inline with the front wheels.  driver wheel definantly
> looks funky to the naked eye.  I'll also check the sub frame mounts, how do
> you check the sub frame alignment?
> Teddy
>   when measuring cross lateral distances in suspension should I go from
> struts or multiple points?  i will also check the camber degrees with a
> level.
> thanks for the ideas, will post next week when I can get back to the car at
> the shop
> thanks
> Forrest
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