bdrannik

Can do all four corners on a 4KQ in about one and a quarter hour..

porterdog

How do you do them- with a press or that big C-clamp deal? (I'm not in MN, but I'll need to do them soon and it'd be killer if it only took a couple hours )

Robert

bdrannik

kind of like the tools for doing wheel bearings on the car, only much smaller.. I remove the two bolts at the control arm pivot point and lower the inner end, remove/insert bushings, and then bolt it back up. (only tighten slightly - you don't want to torque the control arm bolts up to correct specs until you have the car resting back with it's weight on the wheels) It's hard to get the torque wrench under the car so I usually drive it two blocks to the drive-on lift at a muffler shop. Best time so far is 1:05, worst was 1:25 for all four corners.. There is a tool at Huw Powell's site made out of plumbing pipe that would be similar. (search for "Huw's Audi Garage" on Google.com)

TonyC in IOWA

can u stop by des moines iowa on your way down and do mine

bdrannik

TonyC: Depends on if your going to show me the junkyard with the 4000's in it... hehe..

TonyC in IOWA

ill take ya there and we can play. u can have the spare bedroom if u need a pit stop on your trip as long as u dont mind cats, weve got four...oh and a snake (6' red tail boa)...an a lizard too

porterdog

Thanks!