[s-cars] upper strut mounts

[Dave Tremblay]

I looked at vagcat.com and could not find these washers on the S4...

 

On the 1988 100 model these washers are installed;

 http://www.vagcat.com/epc/cat/au/A10Q/1988/88/52/966764/

 

Not in the S4;

http://www.vagcat.com/epc/cat/au/A10Q/1994/139/52/1400034/

 

 

I run bilstein sports with H&R and since day 1, i get a clunking noise everytime i hit a bump, would this be the source of the problem?
 
dtperformance.spaces.live.com
450-588-5495
 



 
> To: tedebearp at yahoo.com; s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com; rpecsar at pacbell.net; trgreen at comcast.net
> From: theringmeister at triad.rr.com
> Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 20:51:08 +0000
> CC: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] upper strut mounts
> 
> They're there stock. At least they should be. 
> Wylie Bean (via blackberry)
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 92 UrS4
> 08 Q7 3.6P
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
> 
> Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 13:33:34 
> To: Rob Pecsar<rpecsar at pacbell.net>; Tom Green<trgreen at comcast.net>
> Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] upper strut mounts
> 
> 
> Are those load washers present in the stock setup? I have a set of Bilsteins that will replace the stock shocks. Do I need to go find those load washers, too?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Rob Pecsar <rpecsar at pacbell.net>
> To: Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2009 9:27:16 AM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] upper strut mounts
> 
> I destroyed my upper strut mount as well, and found that I should have 
> installed load washers(443-412-147) under the strut mount when I 
> switched to the Bilstein/Eibach suspension setup. The washers are 
> slightly conical and help distribute the load across the rubber of the 
> strut mount under full suspenstion travel. No problem since and 
> suspension clunking is gone when I hit an uphill transtion.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Rob
> 
> Tom Green wrote:
> 
> >I want something more than hype from Meyle before I purchase their 
> >products. The promises of high quality in the strut mounts, lower 
> >control arm bushings and "new technology" coolant reservoirs has 
> >proven to be hype only in the past for products that have been 
> >demonstrated to be inferior.
> >
> >If you are expecting satisfactory service from $12 JLGermany upper 
> >strut mounts, I think you need to review this decision process. I 
> >don't have all the answers but most of
> >the "bargain" stuff hitting the market is no bargain.
> >
> >Tom
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> >>The ringmeister wrote:
> >>I guess I should also clarify that the upper mounts on my car now 
> >>that are failing were not branded as Meyle anywhere, neither on the 
> >>box nor the casting itself. I believe they were sold under the "JL 
> >>Germany" brand..... Otherwise known as "Creative China LTD" 8^).
> >>
> >>Supposedly the Meyle rep was very helpful in diagnosing the reason 
> >>for the premature failure of their mount and they made a run of 
> >>updated mounts with improved rubber/metal bonding and a handful of 
> >>folks on the UrS forums on AW at the time were using them and 
> >>observed marked improvement over previous product from Meyle. I 
> >>think this was about 6-8 months ago?
> >>
> >>Wylie Bean
> >> 
> >>
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