Re: UrQ A-arm bushings

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 12:03 PM 3/12/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone know for sure whether the later style metal
>sleeved bushings from post '84 model UrQ's fit the earlier
>all-rubber bushing A-arms? I would like to replace all of them
>with this new style to avoid the hassle I had pushing in two of
>the early style bushings.
>
>Thanks.
>Andrew Finney
>1983 UrQ, konied, eibached, TAPed, euro-aero headlighted,
>and soon to be repainted.
>
If the one's you replaced before didn't have a metal sleeve, then you can
NOT use the later style metal sleeved bushings in your urq.  If you really
want to, get 4 later style a-arms from a wrecking yard!

BTW, most have said that the early style bushings were a piece of cake
compared to the metal sleeved ones!

Regards,


John Karasaki

Audi Quattro Fanatic