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20th December 2014, 12:17 PM
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Move the big arm by hand first, to make sure it's totally unhindered.
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20th December 2014, 01:09 PM
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You know what at $89 + $35 for postage the aftermarket links are just too expensive for what they are.
I am going to buy some thread and ball sockets and make some myself I will update on progress when they have arrived.
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20th December 2014, 01:24 PM
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Being just a little pedantic, Sir Will, and begging your pardon for being so, but this is not a secondary air injection system issue with which this thread started (although the original poster did stray onto the variable manifold system problem that his investigations highlighted - possibly because the vacuum required to control the variable intake manifold and the secondary air system is provided by the same two vacuum reservoirs). I am sure that there is a considerable thread on the subject of VIM/actuators/arms elsewhere.
Erm, I'll get my coat.... By the way, I think that you are right about the cost of the links. Look forward to seeing your results
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20th December 2014, 04:00 PM
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On my previous S8 I used stainless steel ones from RS components.
Next time round I'm going to use aluminium ones from ebay, easier to tap threads deeper and file down if needed. http://forum.a8parts.co.uk/showpost....5&postcount=12 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/L800-M8-8m...item3cc0090445 and for the other end use a male track rod end, then you actually wont need to do any tapping of the female one, just cut/file down the male one if its too long. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Track-Rod-...item4ad8cb72f4 and yes, its nothing to do with secondary air injection 
Last edited by Goran; 20th December 2014 at 04:03 PM.
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20th December 2014, 04:15 PM
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Still nothing to do with secondary air injection......
But it's interesting as I have ordered the parts already but was on the the same thought process as you and bought RC car track rod ends! I remember having to buy them for my Tamiya Lunchbox all those years ago!
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