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D3 - Axles, Brakes, Suspension and Steering Brakes, Springs, shocks, steering racks, steering columns, suspension arms, wheel hubs etc. |
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Its rare to need to re-use the arms, so destroying them to get them out is not uncommon.
These days I tend to assume I will need to change both inner and outer tie rods in a D2 when doing control arms. The outer will usually be seized in to the upright and often in to the inner rod as well, so I remove the upright by sawing the tie rod end off and then separate the remains on the bench. |
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Have managed to get the drivers side done - found it a right bitch of a job tbh.
Is there any knack in getting the arch liner back in - I see the procedure mentioned in the pdf but in Rep-66 which I don't see in the downloads. EDIT: I now see that the arch liner push trim clips are not reusable as no matter what I try I can't get them to fit back in.
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I bought a pk of them on ebay ,how did u get the tie rod out in the end
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Yeh, I'm after buying some of the rivet clips. I didn't get the tie-rod out in the end and I wasn't going to start cutting it like was suggested, so I got the arms out the conventional way by leveraging down the shock mounting plate after loosening the three bolts.
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Hi all,
I am at the point where I need to replace all of my control arms (scrubbing tyres big time) and have found this thread very interesting. Two questions I hope you may be able to help me with. 1-Are Meyle products any good. I hear that they may not be of german quality?? 2- Bushings were mentioned earlier. Can anyone let me know where I can source these, other than Audi. I'm told that Lemforder is the place to go but in Aus it's a little difficult as they seem to deal with the trade only. Any advise greatly appreciated.
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Managed to get all Lemforder bushes through ZF here in Aus.
Your comments on ball joints are duly noted. Thanks for the reply.
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