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Ah ok mate, knew they would stick out a bit but don’t want it stupid crazy. Might hand my own to 7 ish
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Just a standard 1 lite mate
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Had an offer to swap 2 of my 6j g60 steels for some that are banded 8j and wondering if anyone knows if they would fit? Would be running 195/50 tyres. Cheers
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Hi, I’ve just bought a Momo which means I need to get my old wheel off. No matter how hard I try I can’t for the life of me get the right clip to release. I managed to get the left one out but looking inside the holes they look different. Can anyone help? Would be much appreciated
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Hi, I’ve just bought a Momo which means I need to get my old wheel off. No matter how hard I try I can’t for the life of me get the right clip to release. I managed to get the left one out but looking inside the holes they look different. Can anyone help? Would be much appreciated
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Hi, I’ve just bought a Momo which means I need to get my old wheel off. No matter how hard I try I can’t for the life of me get the right clip to release. I managed to get the left one out but looking inside the holes they look different. Can anyone help? Would be much appreciated
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Turns out that nearly two years ago when I bought the car the little round black thing in the ash tray was a replacement genuine Vag selector shaft seal, could be a free repair??
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Ahh cheers pal that saves me a lot of headache, it looks like it is coming from there so will probably just keep topping it up??
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Noticed that my gearbox has been slowly dripping since I bought my lupo. As I’m wanting it to be as flawless as possible for when I start to drive I want to replace whatever seal it is that’s causing the leak so looks like I have to pull the box. Wondered if anyone had any tips as I’ve never done anything as involved before. Car is a 1.0 AUC if that helps. Cheers
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Noticed that my gearbox has been slowly dripping since I bought my lupo. As I’m wanting it to be as flawless as possible for when I start to drive I want to replace whatever seal it is that’s causing the leak so looks like I have to pull the box. Wondered if anyone had any tips as I’ve never done anything as involved before. Car is a 1.0 AUC if that helps. Cheers
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Cheers pal
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Doing a complete subframe overhaul which includes replacing all the bolts, only part number I can't find is for the 2 front main subframe bolts. Anyone happen to know the part number for them?
Cheers
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Yeah the first bolts I tried to loosen we’re the 4 subframe ones and thankfully they all loosened instead of just spinning
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Just now, mk2 said:
jet wash. allow to dry for a few days in dry weather. waxoyl (or equiv). good for another five years of daily driving
doesn't look good, but after a while the mud and dirt that builds up hides it all.
Was thinking of jet washing it then wire brushing any surface rust then stone chipping it, waxoyl the inside of it and maybe the outside. Also thinking of putting a kind of skid plate or undertray on it too
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Just now, Rich said:
they may seem captive but they're not.
undo the other one and hammer it out, unless it is on the drivers side.
alternatively if it is on the drivers side, just run with three bolts.
Yeah it’s on he drivers side unfortunately, to be fair mate I wanted to refurb my sundframe anyway so might as well do it now or i’ll never get round to it
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Just now, mk2 said:
how did that happen!?!?
I spontaneously decided that maybe restoring my subframe would be a good idea so started off by seeing if all the bolts would loosen, turns out that one wouldn’t
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26 minutes ago, mk2 said:
if it's just the ends that have gone, you can do that while it's still in place. bellows off, simply unscrew the track rod ball joint gripping the outside with a pair of molegrips (or the correct tool). i also recommend using a drop thread lock when tightening.
when gripping the rack to stop it turning and damaging the pinion, wrap a strip of copper or ali around it before gripping it, to stop any scratching.
very common vdub problem. water gets in rusting them out.
Nah mate unfortunately a bolt that holds the rack to the subframe has snapped so I need to get access to the top of the rack to weld a bolt to what’s left of the old one to stand a chance of getting it out. Thanks anyway
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Ok, thanks
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Can anyone tell me if I need to drop the subframe to remove the steering rack? Cheers
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I did the 2 bolts and pulled it towards me and worked a treat! Thanks for all the help!
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Just now, LR5V said:
iphone comes out the box with a spirit level
I know mate, mine never seems to be that accurate though. Had a few cases where something’s clearly on the piss but my phone says it’s level.
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Just now, mk2 said:
spirit level
Will do pal, won’t be a while until I get round to it so if I have any problems i’ll Let you know
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2 minutes ago, Rich said:
a cardboard box is a 90 degree angle.
hold it to the wheel until you are happy that it is straight.
Ahhh I see??
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1 hour ago, Rich said:
cardboard box
Explain please?
Removing inner door handle from doorcard
in Car Care, Maintenance and Mechanical
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If I remember correctly (I did this 2 years ago and have since moved on from lupos lol) the spring does have to be removed but it’s very self-explanatory as to how it goes back together and I never had any issues after they’d been apart