For those wanting to know why control arms fail and a cure that works

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07-10-2002, 02:42 PM

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could you tell me exactly which zerks you are using and where you got them? thanks

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07-10-2002, 02:57 PM

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a 1/4" 90° angle from his posts. Those use a 0.235" hole diameter if you use the self tapping style. They're like $4-$5 from mcmaster-carr.

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07-10-2002, 03:27 PM

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Yup. Best post in a long time.

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07-10-2002, 03:48 PM

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Give that man a ceegar! Yep but their stainless 1/4"x28 taper/90* and $10.16 ea from McMaster-Carr

if you buy them in packs of 10. And the dust caps are cheap... $5.50 per 100.

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07-10-2002, 06:19 PM

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Sounds like Audi needs to hire you on their research & development team - xcellent catch!

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07-10-2002, 07:24 PM

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This will help a lot, mine sound ugly at 60k and was wondering about a better fix than just ...

new ones that will fail me in a year or two. Do you have to re-align after you put the control arms back in? Thanks for the great info.

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07-11-2002, 04:11 AM

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If you do all at the same time, yes, you will need an alignment.

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07-15-2002, 10:30 PM

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Re: For those wanting to know why control arms fail and a cure that works

can some one please give me the part numbers and store names where I can find this stuff

Also can someone please send tell me the steps to doing this??? I was thinging about using a needle or something to relubercate the bushing. This is what you are doing.

Is there a website that I can order these from.
Please just go my '96 a few months ago and I can't stand the noise. The audi tech said its fine, just loud so live with it.