alright, im going to be doing a major front end overhaul in the next couple of days. i will be putting on a new control arm kit, new outer cv boots, tie rod end and painting my calipers. what order should i go in to make this the easiest on me? i'm going to be following the writeups i find on Audi DIY, so bear in mind ive never done any of this stuff before.

kenny

 

also, do i need to disconnect the axle from the drive flange? the axle keeps rotating and i cant turn the 12pt bolts on the drive flange. is there something wrong with my parking brake?

 

sounds like u drive an automatic. just get sum to press the brakes for u or put sumthing there to hold it. and i believe u can get all those things off ebay. make sure u get some grease, PB blaster, and a big hammer lol. u might have to do sum hammering.

 

no, i drive a manual. if i put it in reverse, will it stop spinning? i guess i could just try that, but im not by the car, but it sounds like it makes sense now that i think about it.

 

well the parking brakes don't engage in the front. put it in 1st. u sound pretty clueless man are u sure u kno wut ur doing? i mean im pretty sure u can do the control arms but be careful with the cv boot. and when u take ur caliper and cv axle off. make sure u have sumthing to hang them up with. don't let them just sit there

 

ahh i did this when i first got my car. pb blaster everything!!! a day ahead, if you have a diy read up it should be alot of help. make sure you get everything to the right torque specs when your putting everything back on, and have the right conversions, dont over tighten !$!%$ the blots tend to snap easily. i know . over all its not that hard of a job. i would says start with the top two arms with the pin holding then in. Then go down to the lowers. that should take the load off the lowers. i also removed the suspension when i did mine, which youll need to do once you get to the lower par anywasys. Removing the top 3 bolts makes alighning it with the lower front arm easier. if you need anything ask i did this just a matter of weeks ago.

 

if i knew what i was doing, would i be asking advice?