Re: COUPE QUATTRO SWAY BAR MOUNTS

[Paul.Heneghan@bbc.co.uk (Heneghan,Paul)]

I had exactly the same problems on my 1984 80quattro.  In the end, I 
 got the bush in by pulling it into the anti-roll bar (sway bar to you) 
 using a long bolt, nut and some appropriate sized washers (I had to 
 grind one down to be the right size).  The bush had a tendency to 
 expand its width when I tried to press it through - I counteracted 
 this by getting a large socket which just fitted over the bush.  This 
 prevented it expanding, so it was forced to go into the hole in the 
 anti-roll bar.

Paul
paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk
1984 Audi 80 quattro
1983 Audi 100 Avant

>From: Porsray@aol.com
>Date: Tue, 2 Jul 1996 00:11:26 -0400
>Subject: COUPE QUATTRO SWAY BAR MOUNTS
>
>I got the A-arm bushings installed OK with a lot of liquid soap and 
 pushing/prying >with a large screwdriver. The sway bar  one, however, 
 defied my best efforts.  There >was no way I could push it into place. 
  In desperation, I finally cut the bushing in half >and bolted half in 
 place on either side of the sway bar.
>
>I was wondering if anybody else has had any luck installing these bushings.
>The bushing (new) has a approx. 1/16" groove in it, which is supposed 
 to stretch/
>expand on installation to accommodate the approx. 3/8" thick sway bar end.
>The Bentley manual is no help - it shows the bushing being bench-installed
>with a couple of fancy Audi tools.
>
>Ray Calvo (porsray@aol.com)
>1990 Coupe Quattro