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#21
24th July 2017, 09:00 AM
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MikkiJayne, Well done and having the idea to use time lapse photography is brilliant.
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do.  Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter) 
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#22
24th July 2017, 08:35 PM
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Kewl with a capital K!
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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#23
26th July 2017, 09:04 AM
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Brilliant!
Huge respect, this cradle must make things a lot easier, although I would never attempt removing the engine and the trans myself. I have enough trouble doing simple things like changing the temp sensor and checking the gearbox oil.
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#24
26th July 2017, 08:32 PM
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Many jobs are so much easier with the engine out though
 I've done cam chain tensioners, the oil cooler pipe, every oil seal, sump re-seal (upper and lower) and all hoses on this one while it's out to have the torque converter swapped. Also the gearbox filter and sump re-seal are much easier with it upside down! Cleaning the engine bay is much easier without an engine in there too  Interesting discoveries - all the water hoses are still available bar one of the two heater hoses, and for a total of only £150 or so! The rear crank seal however, despite having an 078 (V6) part number is not available. You have to swap the entire rear cover plate for £286! Lol no  An SKF viton double-lip 105x85x12 oil seal is £30 thank you very much. Bizarrely, the front crank seal, specific to the V8 is £7 
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#25
27th July 2017, 09:15 AM
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Great time lapse I did think about doing one! But that's as far as I got.
Dave
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#26
28th July 2017, 08:42 PM
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I made another thing:
Start with a lump of billet aluminium  Drill a hole in the middle  Clean up the hole & start cutting out a recess  Make the recess a bit deeper  Remove everything which isn't part of the tool  Leaving this  Which fits over the subframe bushes like this and will push on the flange without damaging the mounting bobbin in the middle  A pair of these and some chunky threaded bar should pull the bushes in to the subframe nicely 
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#27
28th July 2017, 09:01 PM
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You really take me back to my younger days. We used to make everything ourselves. I'm too old to bother the same now.
Really like the photo guides. !!!
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Ray at Wigan Pier 2014 A8L D4 4.0TFSI Gold (Sticker says "Beige") Can't leave you in a black smoke cloud anymore.. In progress, Nothing left to do. Gone 2004 A8 D3 3.0 TDI. Ebony Pearl Black (with little bits of other colours and glitter)
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#28
30th July 2017, 09:17 AM
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Made another aluminium piece, and this is how they work:
    
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#29
30th July 2017, 10:02 AM
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All eight done
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#30
30th July 2017, 12:50 PM
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Awesome
Is that tool available for rent?  I'm having my rear subframe replaced in a few months time (if you recall I had the front subframe changed a while ago, for which you loaned me your alignment pins). Your new tool might come in handy for the rear bushes. How much did the new bushes cost?
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Mark ------------------------------------------------------ 2002 FE S8 Ebony Black Pearl ------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------ Cars Owned: The Tesla Era: 2020 Model S Performance Ludicrous+ (present) (Black, with all black premium interior and carbon fibre décor, 21" sonic carbon twin turbine wheels and FSD capability) The Audi Era: '97 A8 4.2 (Ming Blue) --> '96 A8 4.2 QS (Dark Green) --> '02 FE S8 (present) The Citroen Era: '84 BX 1.6 RS --> '89 BX 1.9 DTR Turbo --> '94 XM 2.0L Turbo --> '96 XM 2.0L Turbo Exclusive --> '00 Xantia Activa 2.0L Turbo The Banger Era: '76 1.2L Lada VAZ-2101 (Ruski Fiat 124) --> '80 1.7L Morris Ital HL, finished in Ermine White and Rust
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