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16th November 2009, 07:20 PM
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The day from Hell?
This was not a good day
 I'd booked the car in for the second attempt at the B7 RS4 rear brake upgrade. This time everything was prepped and ready (or so I thought). The STEEL (note the capitals) hubs had been drilled out to accommodate the new calipers and powder coated for some durability. I have everything to do the conversion  New wheel bearings (Audi wanted £104. 'For the pair?' I asked hopefully )  5 litres of dot 5.1 brake fluid calipers and discs new bushes and brake hoses etc. The wheel bearing pressed in like a dream. My confidence was mistakenly growing. Next the bushes. Would they seat properly? Would they feck  . We took the decision to 'modify' one side and make it fit. So after a lot of swearing, grinding and hacksawing the bush fitted perfectly  .We then trial fitted the hub and found a 2-3mm gap and too much play in the joint for it to be safe to continue  . So attempt 2 failed miserably. STEEL hubs do not fit ALUMINIUM suspension. Not to be put off and still having the rest of the day we checked the car out and found: A leak, sorry leaks on the steering rack. Replacement needed. A coolant leak, which we found to be the radiator after pressure testing the system. An oil leak on the sump. The offside CV boot had eaten itself (replaced less than 6 months ago) and the nearside boot is on it's way out (also replaced recently). The front top rear suspension arm is worn and has play in it (yes it is the awkward one where the bolt is behind the spring). New I'm really p1ssed off and decide to try something a bit easier. Replacing the faulty parking sensors can't be that difficult can it? WRONG! The rear sensor was easy. 10 minutes max. The front sensor is a bumper off job, so we start to remove the front bumper. We work out how to remove it but the fecking bolts won't move. ARRRGH!!! The car has had a minor bump which has bent and cracked the bump stops and we think has also bent the bolts holding the bumper on. I'm not going to start on trying to replace the aerial. That's another post! Sooooooooooo... in 7 hours we've replaced a CV boot and a rear parking sensor. What a feckin' day 
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16th November 2009, 10:20 PM
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ah mate - all i can say is good effort!
To be fair, getting rid of a continuously beeping parking sensor system is pretty rewarding! If you can be bothered, it would be great to see a how-to for some of the things you've got on your list to fix if you have the time -Oli
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17th November 2009, 09:40 AM
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18th November 2009, 07:49 PM
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I need to get the rear brakes done before the end of Jan so I'll have a 'How to' or 'How not to' by then closely followed by the front conversion. Yes, the Audi 8 pot calipers are on their way . I know a couple of you have done the front conversion so if you have any tips let me know so it doesn't turn into the day from hell part 2
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