[s-cars] front control arm bushings '95 S6

[Jeremiah Curry]

Thanks Tom,

That is great information.  I looked on the other site, but should have 
looked at quattroworld.

The thing I can't figure out is the Blau kit includes 2 large nuts, 2 small 
nuts and 4 medium nuts.  What would the 4 medium nuts be for?

thanks,
Jeremiah

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Green
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 5:18 PM
To: Jeremiah Curry
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com list
Subject: Re: [s-cars] front control arm bushings '95 S6

This link from the Quattroworld UrS4/6/S2/RS2 forum FAQ has a parts
breakdown as well as other information.  The #11 bolts that fit
through the #10 sleeves
to secure the control arm inner attachment to the subframe and the #14
bolt, #15 nut that secures the ball joint on the control arm outer end
to the strut housing and
#8 sway bar nut are the must replace hardware parts on the lower
suspension.  I didn't mean to include the #10 sleeves as they don't
need replacing unless you can't
remove them undamaged.  The control arm is captured until you remove
the sleeves.  There is a lot of discussion on the QW forum about this
issue that you can find
using the search tool there .  Much of it will be in the FAQ already.
The Blau price is probably so high because they sourced the sleeves
from the Audi genuine parts
at a dealer.  These are ~ $25 each and #11 is ~ $7.50 ea.  Regardless,
I don't like Blau or Meyle as a source for critical parts since you
don't know the source, but can be
sure some come from India or China with suspect material testing and
hardness specs.  You can do better by using the parts numbers provided
and ordering online from genuineaudiparts.com (San Diego Audi online
parts) or Milburn Audi if you can still get registered for Carson
Heter's prices.  This probably takes a week of lead time to receive
parts so it requires advance planning.

http://forums.quattroworld.com/s4s6/msgs/24392.phtml

Hang on to that link for the FAQ information on torque specs that you
will need later.

Tom


On Nov 17, 2014, at 6:06 PM, Jeremiah Curry wrote:

> ouch.   I found this: 
> http://www.blauparts.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MA11902%2DC but that is a lot 
> of cash for some bolts that were included in the  Mayle kit.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jeremiah Curry
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 3:44 PM
> To: James Murray ; Tom Green ; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] front control arm bushings '95 S6
>
> thanks, I bought the TRW...no dealer within 200 miles though :(
>
> -----Original Message----- From: James Murray
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 3:39 PM
> To: Jeremiah Curry ; Tom Green ; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] front control arm bushings '95 S6
>
> I would imagine the dealer, unless there's a separate kit for that,  but 
> I've
> never heard of one. The TRW have a reputation for lasting, while the 
> Meyle
> don't.
>
> /Jamu