rear suspension knocking question (with pic to entice curiosity)
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rear suspension knocking question (with pic to entice curiosity)
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I've had a relatively quiet rear clunking or knocking that's most noticeable at slow speed whenever the chassis shifts. You can recreate it by rocking the rear up/down when the car is stationary. It appears to come from the <b>where the rear sway bar connects to a link of some kind</b> (highlighted in yellow on the pic). If you rock the end of the sway bar back and forth by hand when the car is stopped, you can hear/feel a bit of a clunk or knock.
An indie alignment guy said there shouldn't be any play here and suggested I'd prob'ly have to simply replace the link (the nuts are torqued to spec). Has anybody (1) done this before; (2) know what the official name is for this "sway bar link," and (3) do you figure the stealer is my best source?
Thanx, ~john
<i>BTW, it's a Neuspeed 19mm rear bar on a quattro coupe</i>
I've had a relatively quiet rear clunking or knocking that's most noticeable at slow speed whenever the chassis shifts. You can recreate it by rocking the rear up/down when the car is stationary. It appears to come from the <b>where the rear sway bar connects to a link of some kind</b> (highlighted in yellow on the pic). If you rock the end of the sway bar back and forth by hand when the car is stopped, you can hear/feel a bit of a clunk or knock.
An indie alignment guy said there shouldn't be any play here and suggested I'd prob'ly have to simply replace the link (the nuts are torqued to spec). Has anybody (1) done this before; (2) know what the official name is for this "sway bar link," and (3) do you figure the stealer is my best source?
Thanx, ~john
<i>BTW, it's a Neuspeed 19mm rear bar on a quattro coupe</i>
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that will go bad.....i replaced all 4 on my car at 100k or so>>>
when the knocking started...easy job and yes they need to be VERY TIGHT...there should be no slop there...
Drop links can be gotten from PureMS or ECS.....
Drop links can be gotten from PureMS or ECS.....
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Easy to replace.
They are indeed simply called sway bar links.
Dealerships are great if you're in a bind and need something right away, but rarely are they the best.<ul><li><a href="http://www.purems.com/products/product.php/II=1456">Rear Sway Links</a></li></ul>
Dealerships are great if you're in a bind and need something right away, but rarely are they the best.<ul><li><a href="http://www.purems.com/products/product.php/II=1456">Rear Sway Links</a></li></ul>
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