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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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My D3 creaks as well, but only in cold weather. it's just started again this winter having been fine all summer.
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First few minutes these cold mornings but soon retains it's normal quite ride.
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I had similar squeaky noise from arb..ended up buying 3D printed bushings..as my one had diameter 31mm..easy job to replace bushings even on a drive way. http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showthrea...t=13526&page=2
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Had this myself last month.
Covered the arb bushes in silicone lub and all gone! Can be done just lying under it |
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It is a sign that cold weather is here once more. Like an autumnal alarm clock. Very quaint.
I had the same thing on my A2, and replaced the bushes, which cured it for one winter before we parted ways. I’m grateful to ze German engineers for ze alarm.
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Gone,... But just wait. It’ll come back!!
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Read it is the same on A8 D4. `bad!
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Well I'm going to throw a proverbial spanner into the works...
My S8 has had the annoying creaking sound from the front for quite some time now, worse when it's cold as we all know. Had an MOT test this week and it failed on deteriorated bushes on one of the upper arms. They invited me to have a look at them myself and one side was indeed trashed. Nothing left of the rubber bush at all so got the work done to have it changed. Made sense to do the paid of them at the same time as that arm's bush would soon be on its way out too. After soaking overnight with penetrating fluid, the steel bolt was extracted from the aluminium hub, the arms were changed then the car was retested and passed as expected. I was chatting with the service advisor about the creaking sound I get and he said don't be surprised if changing the upper arms cures the sound. I wasn't convinced and told him I'm pretty sure it's the sway bar. Lo and behold, changing those top arms (they are big!) has cured the creaking sound.
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I must spray it again ! |
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Noise back again again ! Doh
Anyone got part no’s for upper control arm bushes and arb bushes ? Sounds like Audi don’t see arb ones ?
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crunching sound, shock absorbers, suspension |
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