Recent content by SometimesInAHurry

jojo.. thanks for confirmation of my worst fears :faint: Car is at 70K so I guess that counts as a low mileage.... If I gotta get a new box do you know if I can put an S3 6 speed in without too much hassle ? I have seen this on ebay...

I was happily minding my own business in the outside lane of the A3 when all of a sudden I got a loud grating / scraping noise from the engine. Lost all power, and the clutch pedal dropped to the floor. Pulled over and saw a nice trail of oil down the road ending up in a puddle under my car...

I have been trying to find out more info on the suspension recall. Was it for the arm itself (the fault was with the bush in the Arm, Inboard end ?) As I have replaced an arm and it's snapped on me I am assuming the fault is with the bushes in the hub. The car is well out of warranty and I'm...

It was the outboard end near the hub.... Here's a new pic of the offending article. Been driving the missus's focus for a couple of weeks and am starting to go insane.

Didn't notice any squeak from rear that got me worried. Yes it was the new arm that bust on me the second time. Is it the bushes on the hub that are a problem ? As the new arm has a new bit o rubber in the end that is mounted to the chassis.... Seems like adamsS3 had the same grief...

Hi all, I got a bit of a shock the other day when my rear suspension arm on my W reg A3 TS Quattro sheared off at the wheel end. Luckily I was only pulling away when it happened. Anyways on inspection it looked like the arm had been rusting around the edges for a bit before it sheared, so I...