Cost for suspension arm?
- Thread starter chb
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If yours is the cast iron version (later ones are pressed steel) they are approx £180 but there is a new passenger side one currently on e.bay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-A2-P...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3f0102ac5b
Cheers spike
Cheers spike
chb
Well-Known Member
oh...thats tempting!
Think mine are pressed steel.
I have a session of maintenance booked this weekend so will check.
Car is pulling to the left so I am puzzled to the cause, bent wishbone or similar is one option. Are they easy to replace?
I lent the car to my brother for a few weeks over xmas (his engine blew up on his and he was stuck). Car has pulled to the left since I got it back, but I dont want to ask him any awkward questions.
Think mine are pressed steel.
I have a session of maintenance booked this weekend so will check.
Car is pulling to the left so I am puzzled to the cause, bent wishbone or similar is one option. Are they easy to replace?
I lent the car to my brother for a few weeks over xmas (his engine blew up on his and he was stuck). Car has pulled to the left since I got it back, but I dont want to ask him any awkward questions.
a2sumo
A2OC Donor
i think that our fsi's and tdi 90's have pressed arms(balljoint replacable) others have cast ones. i cant see any real problem mixing and matching--but im open to be educated. could it be that the sub frame has shifted across the car?
hope you get it sorted swiftly and cheeply mike
hope you get it sorted swiftly and cheeply mike
chb
Well-Known Member
could be subframe...dunno!
I took it to a garage near work in Harrogate a few weeks ago and if anything they made it worse (despite their laser alignment). I am giving tHem another chance next week before I take it to Awsome gti (who are ace and trusted completely!).
Will have a look for bent bits this weekend, ideally if there are any would like to replace myself and then use a gsrage for final tracking tweaks.
I took it to a garage near work in Harrogate a few weeks ago and if anything they made it worse (despite their laser alignment). I am giving tHem another chance next week before I take it to Awsome gti (who are ace and trusted completely!).
Will have a look for bent bits this weekend, ideally if there are any would like to replace myself and then use a gsrage for final tracking tweaks.
chubbybrown
Member
I paid £75 for the Arm with ball joint but ened up needing the part behind it too £150 for a tdi
bretti_kivi
Member
ha, you'll have fun.
One of mine may be bent (I'm not sure) but since that's the last thing on my "potential problem" list, then I'll probably change these, along with the ARB. The ARB is easy to do at the same time as you'll need to drop the front subframe. Making sure it's in the right place afterwards is, I think, the biggest issue.
I'd most definitely get the rubbers front and back changed at the same time and anything else you want to get done - track rod ends, ARB, springs, droplinks - then get it all done as you'll need to get it aligned.
Cars that are pre FSI times have cast arms, after that - June 2003 IIRC - there are pressed steel ones where you can replace the balljoint seperately. The precise details are in ELSA and I don't have a copy to hand.
I'll be changing Consoles, Wishbones, rubbers and probably the ARB at the same time if I can find the parts cheaply enough.
- Bret
One of mine may be bent (I'm not sure) but since that's the last thing on my "potential problem" list, then I'll probably change these, along with the ARB. The ARB is easy to do at the same time as you'll need to drop the front subframe. Making sure it's in the right place afterwards is, I think, the biggest issue.
I'd most definitely get the rubbers front and back changed at the same time and anything else you want to get done - track rod ends, ARB, springs, droplinks - then get it all done as you'll need to get it aligned.
Cars that are pre FSI times have cast arms, after that - June 2003 IIRC - there are pressed steel ones where you can replace the balljoint seperately. The precise details are in ELSA and I don't have a copy to hand.
I'll be changing Consoles, Wishbones, rubbers and probably the ARB at the same time if I can find the parts cheaply enough.
- Bret