Re: 4kq suspension. (commetns and a question or two)

[Huw Powell <audi@mediaone.net>]

> Here are my questions: I took the car to get aligned, and the guy said
> the rack clamp was not bolted in. I have no idea what he meant. I looked
> the rack up in the bentley, haynes, and the family album. All say it is
> held on by one bolt. There is no "C" shaped clamp on the whole assembly
> as near as I can tell (exceptthe one that holds the tie rods on to the
> rack itself, but that is clearly in place and has all bolts on it). I
> even looked at the rack from the passengerts side access, and I still
> don't see what he is talking about. I tried to get him to point it out on
> a family album print out/parts diagram, and he pointed to the bolt
> mounting it to the firewall and said the c bracket was there (and
> loose--"it just moves back and forth when you turn the steering, so it
> won't hold an alignment," he opined). Anyone know what this "C" clamp
> might be? (P.S. I scheduled an alignement from a different shop tomorrow
> am. If I don't hear something that makes me cancel, I am going to see
> whatthey have to say.)

hahahahaha.  I swapped my rack and I don't remember any C clamp. 
Doesn't mean there wasn't supposed to be one but I think the second
opinion might be very enlightening.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/

82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250