JacobB

knuckle?

Both steel sleeves popped out of the bottom of my aluminum steering knuckle when removing the lower control arms from the knuckle. I'm very concerned.

my2000apb MEGABOOST

it happens all the time, just press them back in, upon reinstall

JacobB

Phew, that's good to hear. Any tips for getting it off the ball joint post?

hodan

know how he did it, but I had to pound one of the sleeves back into the upright.

One tip - press the sleeves back in BEFORE installing the arms, don't use the arms to force the sleeves down.

FixedWing

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You might need to do this before you are able to get the control link off the hub because of clearance. Then use a press to press the sleeve off.

Be careful with the sleeve because it is not possible to get this from Audi. You'll either need to custom machine it or buy a complete new aluminium hub carrier.

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JacobB

Ya, I ended up cutting the ball apart on the front-most LCA. Scared the hell out of me.

FixedWing

That's the only way to get the forward lower control arm off the hub.

Hibiscus Red S4

Yes, common, and it sucks. Sorry.