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#151
9th October 2017, 08:55 AM
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It's not that difficult, it just has to be done right.
I'm sure MJ will have it in hand. It's a very clever, yet tricky design due to the saddle tank design of the fuel tank and only a single pump. I've had mine out twice (eventually finding the problem not to be the pump!). Even Audi techs get this installation wrong and Audi switched to a more conventional two pump system for the D3. Edit: beaten to the punch by MJ herself!
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Cheers Marty  ____________________ Current: 2001 Audi S8 - Brilliant Black with Black interior, C5 RS6 rims (whenever I actually put them on...), Solar Sunroof, Tinted side and rear glass, RNS-D, Grom, Bose, clunky old phone in arm rest! 2002 Audi S8 - Project Replacement head coming arrived  thanks to MJSilver with Black interior. All features as the '01, with the 'S' mode auto shifter. Dodgey rear tint (need to find a way to get rid of that). Family: 2009 Volvo XC90 V8 R Design - has a louder more obnoxious exhaust than the S8, sounds great! Love this thing - Q7 was double the price, and certainly not double the car! Sold: 1997 Audi A4 - Hamilton's Club Sport, Achat Grey (will miss the old girl) Last edited by 27litres; 9th October 2017 at 09:00 AM. 
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#152
9th October 2017, 08:09 PM
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Front brakes this evening.
Blasted and painted the caliper bracketry since I'm not bolting old rusty brackets to shiny new calipers!  Assembled with new hose ready to go back on  Back on the car with new Pagid disc and pads. The Pagid discs are coated from the factory so they stay looking good for longer  
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#153
9th October 2017, 08:55 PM
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You might be able to answer this Michaela,
The loop of wire attached to the caliper bracket: I've seen this on several cars I've had, is it there literally for hanging the caliper onto the spring with a hook for use during pad/disc changes? Ah, hang on... Forget all that! It's there to guide the hose during lock-to-lock on the steering and prevent it pinching or scraping or going anywhere undesirable isn't it! That makes far more sense as to why they'd bother fitting it... Using it to hang the caliper is just an unintended benefit! 
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Cheers Marty ____________________ Current: 2001 Audi S8 - Brilliant Black with Black interior, C5 RS6 rims (whenever I actually put them on...), Solar Sunroof, Tinted side and rear glass, RNS-D, Grom, Bose, clunky old phone in arm rest! 2002 Audi S8 - Project Replacement head coming arrived thanks to MJSilver with Black interior. All features as the '01, with the 'S' mode auto shifter. Dodgey rear tint (need to find a way to get rid of that). Family: 2009 Volvo XC90 V8 R Design - has a louder more obnoxious exhaust than the S8, sounds great! Love this thing - Q7 was double the price, and certainly not double the car! Sold: 1997 Audi A4 - Hamilton's Club Sport, Achat Grey (will miss the old girl) Last edited by 27litres; 9th October 2017 at 09:02 PM.
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#154
9th October 2017, 09:26 PM
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I have no idea why its there tbh. Protecting the hose is as good a reason as any
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#155
10th October 2017, 03:02 PM
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#156
13th October 2017, 07:47 PM
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Sorry I've been slacking on the updates
 The Pizza Dude just arrived at the workshop so here's a big one to compensate.Electronics box repair - I've shown this before, but again for those who may have missed it. Where the inserts have come out, drill the hole out to 7mm  Then countersink a little by hand with a 12mm  Then you need some of these guys - Type D threaded inserts  Screw them in the new holes, flush with the box  Fixed  I've bought new screws for the cover. I'll show them tomorrow. Big Red ventured out in to the daylight for the first time in a month so she could turn round ready for the next few jobs.  This   Cleaned off some underseal   The metal had stretched so I had to cut the edge back a little so the bits would go flush again. Had to resort to a self-tapper to pull the sprag out. I don't know what grade this stuff is, but its amazingly hard for 1mm thick. It was not fun to work with!  Got it flush   Prior to welding, I removed the arch liner and the two body bungs  So I could remove all this highly flammable expanding foam!  The local tig guy came by and welded it up. It was quite a tricky job since the panel was so thin, but attached to a 2 ton heatsink! I should have taken off the underseal a bit further I think.  I'll flatten this off a bit tomorrow and feather the underseal, then re-prime and try to match in some spray-on underseal. Pulled the rear suspension off to do the bushes   The bushes in the bottom of the hub just popped out with a screwdriver! Proper fubar  The ones in the lower arm weren't much better although the alloy sleeves needed a little persuading  Definitely time for replacement. I made some tools to get them out and back in again  Cleaned up the arm ready for the new bushes   Push them in using the special tools   Ready to go back on  
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#157
13th October 2017, 07:54 PM
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Oh, something else turned up in the workshop this week too...
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#158
13th October 2017, 08:14 PM
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It's really nice to see the car again. I was getting withdrawal symptoms
And how strange to see it with those 5 spoke wheels. That weld seems to have gone well and I'm sure with some underseal over it the MOT inspector won't even know what was there previously. I am not familiar with those new shiny bits that were in your second post. Is it something I have spent some money on??  (BTW your gearbox is being collected on Sunday morning).
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#159
13th October 2017, 08:55 PM
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Would you believe they came on those 16" wheels in some other markets? They are comically skinny for such a big car. Your 20s came straight off and went in to the store room as soon as the car went up in the air. They are waaay too nice to be kicking around the workshop!
There's very little distortion round the weld so with it finished at least the shape should be barely detectable. Time will tell whether I can match the underseal finish though. The mounts in the second post are not for your car - they are for the next big project 
Last edited by MikkiJayne; 13th October 2017 at 09:00 PM.
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#160
13th October 2017, 09:56 PM
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V6 engine mounts?
My first thought was gearbox mounts, but you said they were NLA. Would also expect a gearbox mount to be a rear cradle type, but on an alloy car...
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Cheers Marty ____________________ Current: 2001 Audi S8 - Brilliant Black with Black interior, C5 RS6 rims (whenever I actually put them on...), Solar Sunroof, Tinted side and rear glass, RNS-D, Grom, Bose, clunky old phone in arm rest! 2002 Audi S8 - Project Replacement head coming arrived thanks to MJSilver with Black interior. All features as the '01, with the 'S' mode auto shifter. Dodgey rear tint (need to find a way to get rid of that). Family: 2009 Volvo XC90 V8 R Design - has a louder more obnoxious exhaust than the S8, sounds great! Love this thing - Q7 was double the price, and certainly not double the car! Sold: 1997 Audi A4 - Hamilton's Club Sport, Achat Grey (will miss the old girl)
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