Jon-1.8t

Does a 5000 quattro rear strut come as an insert or is it an entire shock with the bushing attached.

5kcstq

It's a shock, but what bushing? There's a captive bushing in the "eye" at the bottom.

Jon-1.8t

The lower bolt that goes throught the bottom bushing is the bushing I am talking about.

5kcstq

A "strut" also functions as the missing upper control arm, while a "shock" just provides damping. In this case, the rears are just shocks. Attached to the body at the top, with a mounting plate, and at the lower control arm through that bushing you're writing about.

What are you wanting to do? Sounds like the bushing is bad and you're trying to find out if a replacement shock comes with a new one, or if it's more a part of the car that gets changed out separately.

Jon-1.8t

I got the cover off, but not sure how to get the shock to seperate from the lower retainer.

5kcstq

try to smack it square if possible. Ideally, I suppose if you had a large diameter pipe that you could use to apply pressure all around it to keep it square as you went, it would help.

I'm sorry, but which "cover" are you referring to?

Paul Graham ("C46")

Just got a pair. They have that large flange on 'em.

Jon-1.8t

can you show me a link where you bought them, did the large flange come seperately?

Paul Graham ("C46")

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/33136/rear_shocks.jpg"></center><p>This is what I have.