[urq] Old vs. New A-Arm bushings?

[Todd Phenneger]

They are also available through GermanAuto parts I believe.  AT least they were a few months ago.  I have 4 in a corner for "Someday".




--- On Mon, 10/27/08, Patrick Carlier <p.carlier at pandora.be> wrote:

> From: Patrick Carlier <p.carlier at pandora.be>
> Subject: Re: [urq] Old vs. New A-Arm bushings?
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Date: Monday, October 27, 2008, 1:36 PM
> To my surprise , and altough they're listed as nla
> in etka , I picked up 4 old style A arm bushings today .
> New at the dealer .
> 
> Price was nothing to laugh about , but at least they
> seem to be available  .
> 
> Pat
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Todd Phenneger"
> <tquattroguy at yahoo.com>
> To: <urq at audifans.com>; "fdekat"
> <fdekat at sentex.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 6:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [urq] Old vs. New A-Arm bushings?
> 
> 
> > Old and NEw are not the same.  Older 1-piece stamped
> arms from the 83' 
> > urq's are slightly smaller.  I'd be VERY
> Suprised if someone managed to 
> > press metal sleeve bushings into one of those arms. 
> My understanding is 
> > that they will not work, you need the older rubber
> ones.
> >
> > I would just press them out and compare them.  Then
> take them into a 
> > machine shop and have them turn down 1/2 of your
> delrin busings to match. 
> > Its only a difference of a few "mm" if I
> recall correctly.
> >
> > TOdd
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 10/24/08, fdekat <fdekat at sentex.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: fdekat <fdekat at sentex.net>
> >> Subject: [urq] Old vs. New A-Arm bushings?
> >> To: urq at audifans.com
> >> Date: Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:54 AM
> >> Hell All:
> >>
> >> I'm wondering if the A arm bushings of the
> >> 'older' style (one piece?) a arms
> >> are the same as the newer style  of A arm? (
> >>
> >> (The two part a arm (welded together), same as
> later 4kq)
> >>
> >> Just looking at them, they both *seem* to have the
> same
> >> metal enclased
> >> bushing that presses in from the 'outer'
> end of the
> >> a arm.
> >>
> >> I'm wondering, because I have a set of delrin
> bushings
> >> for the 'new' style
> >> arms, and I'm wondering if they'll fit
> into the
> >> older style arms.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> =Frank=
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