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I've gone for new Strut mounts (L&R), New Bilstein B6, Bearing plates, Stops and boots. Once the wife forgets I bought all of this, I'll do the control arms and other suspension bits over the winter.
The Knowledge Gruppe manual is not in digital format.
I didn't know that it had suspension torque numbers.
I thought it was just for engines.
I own one but haven't looked at it in a while.
I think my Bentley manual has torque specs for suspension.
I'll look for the specs in the Bentley manual when I get home tonight...if I don't forget.
Update:
Strut mounts were gone, so too the front struts. I got some new parts and installed it all together. One tool which I found a great help was this torque wrench adapter. - Images below. Really helped torque those hard to reach bolts.
I also included some screen shots of the torque settings which I eventually found. I hope someone else finds them useful.
Thanks everyone for your help. Now to get the front end aligned.
I'd think you could just use a crows foot with your torque wrench no? It looks like the adapter with a full size wrench would be tough to use in all but the most open spaces...In any case, I'm glad to hear you got your suspension worked out!
I have a C4S 2004 996. I have noticed a slight clunking noise in my front drivers side suspension. Mainly pulling away from a standstill. I can replicate it by lightly bouncing up and down on the front fender. (Only on drivers side). I removed the wheel and could not see any loose ball joints or loose nuts.
At high speeds in straight lines there are no issues. Go over bumps in the road and the front end feels light and bounces around. As if the alignment is out. I'm having to steer to compensate. Also going around a light corner at speed (bend in highway) it also feels unsecure. Not like the car is about to go off the road, just not a solid stance. It is very difficult to explain.
I had the alignment done 1500 miles ago and no hard knocks in the front end to knock it out of alignment.
I'm reading a lot about control arms, etc.... wearing out but cannot locate the noise or movement in joints, even with a stethoscope. Could this be the shock?
Any thoughts or tips on how to locate this issue?
Where did you source parts from? looking for OEM springs and struts options. How did
10-06-2018, 01:55 PM
