Cast upper rear arm- avant

[Christophski]

Hi guys

Urgently needed as this is the last piece holding the car from going back together this weekend. I bent one trying to get the bushes out so only need 1.

Can anyone help??? Pretty please with sprinkles on top? Lol

Pn 8a0 361c (from what I can make out)

Thanks
Chris

[irishs2]

oops

[Christophski]

Yup... Sod's law for the last piece of the puzzle lol. Got a spare you want to part with? Lol

[Christophski]

Anyone know if the pressed ones the same measurements? As in can I used a pressed arm 1 side and a cast the other? I am struggling to find cast thats available at affordable price (Stealer wants loads) and I have found a pressed one on ebay that would keep me going until i can find another affordable cast one.

[irishs2]

They cast use different bushes to the pressed.
Also one set of them is sided (not sure if pressed or cast are sided)


8A0505323A both left and right

8A0505323B left
8A0505324B right

[Christophski]

Cheers Eric. The cast ones are the ones that can be used either side. The pressed ones are sided by the looks of it then. I know about the bush sizes being different due to the powerflex site giving different numbers lol. Sure you dont have a spare cast one kicking around you want to part with? lol

[irishs2]

I wish I had cast ones , just to say I have them but afraid not. I have just my 2 lowly pressed ones

[Christophski]

Haha well if its any consolation I now am only mildly better off with 1 cast one lol.

[Christophski]

So this is now sorted with one on order from Will at VRS thank god. Massive thank you to Yaz for your help and for the research you also put in for me. A true gent. Also big thank you to Eric for your help and research.

So a little from me... Eric, the cast wishbones you have coming from the S4... I hope they come with the long nut and bolt that attaches the inner bushes to the suspension body mount.... The ones that come with the Pressed arms and massively longer and im not sure if the thread runs long enough on the bolt. The cast arms are thinner in that aspect. Let me know if you want me to take a measurement of the length of the bolt the cast items use...

[Christophski]

So.... My cast wishbone turned up today but it's the s4 one rather than the s2 one. This in itself is t a problem for me but what is the problem is that the long bolt that it uses to bolt it to the strut is to short so won't fit!

Can anyone help me with supplying one of for the pn for the bolt? It is the same as the one for a pressed wish bone on an s2... Or obviously the pn for the bolt that is used on a b5 s4 to bolt the wishbone to the strut... Either way... PLEASE HELP.... Lol


This is stopping me from getting the car back on the road

[irishs2]

My cast ones arrived too, they look right. Then my KATE died due to hd failure .. in the process of fixing that lol

[Christophski]

Oops not good Eric. Hope you get her fixed soon for you lol.

Right I have some info regarding bushes for these s4 cast arms.... They are the same as the s2 pressed ones... Yup... My s2 cast inner bushes are to narrow so don't fill the whole of the inner of the s4 cast arms. I assume you have the power flex bushes for the pressed arms already? If so these will fit in the s4 cast arms. I however am going to have to buy another set of power flex bushes just so I can fit this bloomin arm. Why can't people just provide what is asked for? Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for the cast arm but nothing I have will allow me to fit it.

[irishs2]

I have the pressed ones, but I one side of the cast powerflex ones due to ordering mistake. I was hoping to use those on the cast ones. ... have not had time to investigate.

[Christophski]

Yeh the s2 cast ones won't fit the s4 cast ones Eric. You need a complete set of the s2 pressed ones for the s4 cast arms... Sorry bud lol

[irishs2]

I am in denial atm lol