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21st June 2011, 03:47 PM
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well i have been at it for hours now and cant get the dam 18mm bolts off that hold the caliper and carrier on the hub i have tryed shocking it i have used impact wrench air jacks the lot and its on there good and proper and im bloody pi**t off now not ony do i now need a new inlet manifold but the 500 quid i just spent on custom brembo discs i cant even put them on the car !!! ahrrrrr
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21st June 2011, 04:29 PM
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Thats the only problem with working on your own car, some seized on bolt. What pads are you using? Ferodoo DS2500 are supposed to be the bomb.
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21st June 2011, 04:48 PM
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i cant remember what the code is off hand they are brembo pads dont no if they are any good as i have never used them before, yep 2 18mm bolts seized on tight and that ended my day now will have to be a garage job
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21st June 2011, 05:30 PM
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I have a spare A8 40v V8 inlet manifold.
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21st June 2011, 08:58 PM
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Conan.
These vacuum actuators. On my car both are fully 'big' when engine off. As they should be. At startup, only the left one (looking from the front) actuates. The other only moves if given a gentle prod with a fingertip. Then it moves as rapidly as its fellow. At shutdown, both return to the correct, expanded condition, promptly. As they should. Any idea how I might encourage the 'lazy' one to join in without a fingering? It seems to have no problem moving the valve, it's just one is slow to get moving.
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21st June 2011, 09:16 PM
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There may also be a bit of a vacuum leak, when you prod it you add the extra force need to operate it. Once it has operated will it work every time you rev the engine?
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21st June 2011, 09:27 PM
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23rd June 2011, 06:47 PM
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Conan
No. It's staying in the 'at rest' 'un sucked' position the whole time. There's plenty vacuum, cos it moves very quickly when fingered. (Oooh err missus) Maybe I could strip her down and get inside her?
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23rd June 2011, 08:24 PM
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Let me have a play with minne tomorrow and I'll come back with some suggestions.
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25th June 2011, 06:55 PM
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Well, today I stripped the 'slow' one off the car and carefully fannied about with it.
Actually, I couldn't quite get it off as its ball joint seemed firmly attached and looked likely to break if forced. I refitted it carefully and cable tied the vacuum pipe. Started up 5 times and on each occasion the bellows collapsed (as it should) but not quite as quickly as the other. Maybe took 3-4 secs before it collapsed. However, it collapsed 100% of the time and perhaps it will get quicker now it's used to moving. The car is definately more responsive at small throttle openings now. I rarely see 5200 rpm, so frankly its responsiveness at low speed is of more value. It's got better acceleration now with the same pedal pressure, so likely better on fuel? I fitted a new MAF also, as my own was plainly not right. Car seems happy. Me happy! 
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