DavidV

Thanks for the help and advice. Managed to do the job this morning.
For what it's worth for anyone else contemplating the same :
I got a new wishbone from "German French & Swedish" complete with
fitted bushes for just over £40.00. That's probably not much more than
the Audi dealer price for just the bushes, and saved a great deal of
time and effort. Big problem was removing the rear retaining bolt -
there seems to be a bit of front subframe in the way. Finally got it
out with the help of a hammer, and replaced it the other way round -
with the bolt on the inside and the nut on the outside. Added
advantage is that it's then possible to tighten with a proper ring
spanner. It's a bit of a fiddly job, but took about three hours
overall.
Cheers.

DavidV

Thanks for the help and advice. Managed to do the job this morning.
For what it's worth for anyone else contemplating the same :
I got a new wishbone from "German French & Swedish" complete with
fitted bushes for just over £40.00. That's probably not much more than
the Audi dealer price for just the bushes, and saved a great deal of
time and effort. Big problem was removing the rear retaining bolt -
there seems to be a bit of front subframe in the way. Finally got it
out with the help of a hammer, and replaced it the other way round -
with the bolt on the inside and the nut on the outside. Added
advantage is that it's then possible to tighten with a proper ring
spanner. It's a bit of a fiddly job, but took about three hours
overall.
Cheers.

DavidV

Thanks for the help and advice. Managed to do the job this morning.
For what it's worth for anyone else contemplating the same :
I got a new wishbone from "German French & Swedish" complete with
fitted bushes for just over £40.00. That's probably not much more than
the Audi dealer price for just the bushes, and saved a great deal of
time and effort. Big problem was removing the rear retaining bolt -
there seems to be a bit of front subframe in the way. Finally got it
out with the help of a hammer, and replaced it the other way round -
with the bolt on the inside and the nut on the outside. Added
advantage is that it's then possible to tighten with a proper ring
spanner. It's a bit of a fiddly job, but took about three hours
overall.
Cheers.