[s-cars] Two Struts Forward, One Strut Backward

[Peter Schulz]

Ditto what Wylie said..
when it comes to bushings or mounts, pay the $ for oem, or pay your installer repeatedly to replace the inferior aftermarket one....

-Peter

On Apr 14, 2011, at 6:46 AM, Wylie Bean wrote:

> Fairly common problem with them unfortunately Brian. Unless the front strut mount is a dealer part, anything's possible.  I had a set of cheap aftermarket ones fail after 1K miles, installed by a pro.  Riding on dealer mounts now and although $85 each, they're holding up as far as I can tell, 30K miles in.
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> Wylie Bean
> 90 cq
> 91 90q20v
> 92 UrS4
> 08 Q7
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Pleet <bpleet at telusplanet.net>
> Sender: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:19:24 
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Two Struts Forward, One Strut Backward
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> <snippage>

> Is a strut mount failure after 6 months unusual? Is this a known 
> issue with Blau parts? Could the strut mount have been damaged by 
> turning it 180 degree on installation? Would it be damaged by having 
> a loose tie rod for 2 days? What could have caused the failure and 
> how can I ensure that it won't repeat itself?
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> Good news. It took me 6 hours to remove the strut assembly the first 
> time, but only 2 hours this evening.
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> Any suggestions welcome.
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> Brian
> 95.5 S6
> 02 TT 225 Roadster
> 89 90 20VT
> 90 90 20v
> 91 90 20v (donor)
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-Peter Schulz
Chelmsford Ma, USA
http://www.naaclub.org/

1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
1991 90Q 20v Q Red
1991 90Q 20v Indigo
1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)