Front top suspension arms

[jamoca]

Originally Posted by Johnmed

This is the next ‘to do’ on my list. Mine are past their best. How difficult is it to DIY? If it’s a bugger I’ll let my mechanic friend do the honours. I’ve watched 3dogs1monkey replace his on youTube. Does the alignment get thrown out by replacing the arms? Sure I read that it does.

These are mine from today:

The top arms can be a complete bugger to get out, there is a special tool some use (do a search on here and you should find) or you need to remove the shock to replace them.

Changing the arms can throw out the alignment if your bushes have failed for some time - when I did mine I also changed the track rod ends, so the steering geometry was wildly out after, and needed a full wheel alignment job.

[Johnmed]

Cheers mate. Will search

[Audidothat]

Just a quick question before I buy TRW arms from Mister-Auto.

The part numbers are referenced to manufacturers part numbers, which is great but they are different. Audi own parts quote ends in a F but TRW are saying Audi are B to E.
Are they the same? Please see images.

[snapdragon]

http://www.realoem.me/Audi/RDW/A8/20...R/4/407/407001
Change the URL where it says 2006 to your model year.
Then look at items 13 and 14 and match the PR code in the right column with two of those on your wheel-well sticker.
There is probably a difference for sports/not sports, but most aftermarket ones seem to be universal/interchangeable anyway.