Scott, Thanks mate, I'll pull the screen cover first when I start. I am waiting for the gears to arrive but don't know what they are. Hoping they are brass/ phosphor bronze. Bronze would be best 'cos they hold the lubrication better.
Mike, Understand where you are coming from suggesting using one plastic gear but I would think that is a weak point and would entail doing the whole strip down again in the future. I'm afraid this old lady will have to give us a lot of years service. As far as I am aware this is the first time these gears have failed on her (I have loads of paper on her) so at 12 years old they have done well. Shame that yours seem noisy, not heard that before, did you lube them?
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2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore..
In progress, Nothing left to do.
Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter)
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