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#41
16th August 2021, 02:19 AM
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#42
17th August 2021, 09:35 PM
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Its a similar concept, but in the 32V the timing belt is driving the oil pump (lower left) so the belt routing is a bit longer than the 40V which has the oil pump driven from the crank.
The wheels are back from refurb: Nearly finished cleaning Tunnel before and after The stud by the power cables broke off as usual Drill a hole and fit a rivnut This stud gets in the way of removing the servotronic rack but conveniently broke off when I removed the plastic nut, which is actually a bonus Drill it out and fit a rivnut again. This one protrudes in to the raintray so its a blind rivnut rather than the open type, and bedded down on seam sealer The PS fluid has got in to the seam sealer here and dissolved it Fish out all the sticky stuff with a pokey tool Fill in with new seam sealer Plotting to fit an FL upper brace so that I can also fit a brake block. Given that the PF S8 has the same brakes as the A8 I think it definitely needs all the braking help it can get, and the HP2 calipers with a brake block is a decent enough system. The ESP return hose is in the way so I will fit an FL hose here
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#43
17th August 2021, 09:59 PM
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Nice wheel refurb - but 245/40s, not 45s?
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#44
18th August 2021, 06:48 AM
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Yeah. I only spotted it while I was stacking them up after they came back from refurb and was wondering why the four contis were smaller than the dunlop spare
 I didn't even spot it while I was applying the tyre dressing.Its frustrating because these are only a couple of years old and barely half worn so I wasn't expecting to have to change them, but they're not right and so will be coming off. If I find a buyer before its finished then they get to choose what tyres go on. If not, I'll fit something I like. Last edited by MikkiJayne; 18th August 2021 at 06:52 AM.
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#45
18th August 2021, 06:13 PM
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#46
18th August 2021, 06:56 PM
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PF and FL1 are lacquered in the engine bay so come up much better than FL2s which aren't.
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#47
18th August 2021, 08:25 PM
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How to fit a brake block to a PF...
Don't need this for a start - its not doing anything and in the way The ESP return hose is also in the way. Interestingly that goes from the front of the reservoir straight to the rear chamber which was unexpected. Of course having just filled it with fresh fluid I now have to remove most of it  Never mind. Its not expensive.Remove this connection and the one from the hardline on the other side, being careful not to spill any fluid on the nice clean paint! FL hose on the top, PF on the bottom. The PF hose is just a bit of plain clutch hose, whereas the FL is deliberately moulded to clear all the stuff in the way, such as the brace. With the hose and superfluous bracket removed there's room for the brace hardware Test fit with a brake block Clamp in place to mark the holes This is the rivnut tool. It'll set up to M12 without a problem. Five of six rivnuts in place, but the last one is blocked by the bonnet switch. This bracket is to the far left of the frame on the FL, clearly moved so they could get tool access to insert the rivnut. This one will need to be set the old-school way. The nut in the middle compresses the rivnut against the larger nut at the left, allowing it to be set with spanners in a much smaller space than the big tool needs Hold the bolt and the large nut with two spanners while tightening the small nut with the 3rd spanner Done  ESP hose back on Proper clearance now Bolted in place with the brake block Brackets left in place but the bar is removed as it needs to be out to replace the wiring harness when the engine goes back in. The inner bolt for the bar is still a little tight on the bonnet switch, but its not like the bar comes out very often so it won't be a problem I've never seen this done before, and these parts are only listed for the FL so this might be the first PF with an upper brace and brake block?
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#48
19th August 2021, 10:38 AM
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Most mechanics would just bend the switch bracket out of the way to use the rivnut tool. As for the spanners, are you tri-dextrous?
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#49
19th August 2021, 11:12 AM
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 If you get the orientation of the bolt and larger nut right then both those spanners can be held with one hand while tightening the smaller nut with the other
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#50
20th August 2021, 08:06 PM
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More rivnuts
This is what remains of the screw holding the airbox trimgrind the stump down so I can get a drill on it Drill out the bolt and the top bit of the rivnut Remove the rivnut Ta dah! One in the front of the wing for the front bit of the same trim (yes, I did change the bolt for a not-rusty one  )and one over by the header tank for that cover
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