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LC5F's Graphite Blue GTI - Pilgrimage to Caffeine & Machine
LC5F:
Well -
I got the tracking done over a week ago, the nearest 4 wheel alignment place is Kwik fit over the hill, I have a pre-paid alignment package in place costing £150 that I thought I had 3x 4 wheel alignments in 2 years, already used 2, this time being the last. I thought I may have gone over the time limit...
When the guy called, I nervously asked if there was a charge... he said no, asking how long I had left, he said the package runs out in September and I still had 8 alignments left(!) - I am really confused, not sure what was going on with the deal I got - shame the steering wheel is slightly out!
Any way, I have been enjoying that new front wheel bearing feeling - everything is smooth, it seems to be taking a lot less effort, hopefully a slight MPG improvement - it's a joy to be in
One oddity about the passat hubs is they seem to be shorter than the Gti cast iron ones, previously I had a good 20mm clearance tyre to arch with occasional rubbage, now its dropped at least 5 to 10mm and rubbing a lot more + catching undertray on speed bumps.
Before the alignment, I tried to lift the coilovers up but the stupid 3mm locking grub screw, that I was not too cleverly used thread-locked to seal the top of the thread... just rounded out...heat & penetrating fluid didn't do anything apart from flames - so currently I am even more static!
pudding:
Yeah B6 Passats are wider track than the GTI. I only got rubbage with the VWR suspension kit though, which was soft and low.
LC5F:
--- Quote from: Pudding on June 27, 2022, 06:40:55 pm ---Yeah B6 Passats are wider track than the GTI. I only got rubbage with the VWR suspension kit though, which was soft and low.
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Oh! - are they stretching the driveshafts out? - TT r32 contr4ol arms probably are not helping - still think there is some drop with the hubs, at least my scientific finger measuring says so!
front wing offside inner lip of has been caught.
Plus after the new handbrake cables, my rear calipers are sticking - had smoke coming out of the offside rear and warm alloy...local short duties till I get them sorted - hopefully, this will be the spur to get the black powder-coated ones built up.
pudding:
--- Quote from: LC5F on July 02, 2022, 04:30:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: Pudding on June 27, 2022, 06:40:55 pm ---Yeah B6 Passats are wider track than the GTI. I only got rubbage with the VWR suspension kit though, which was soft and low.
--- End quote ---
Oh! - are they stretching the driveshafts out? - TT r32 contr4ol arms probably are not helping - still think there is some drop with the hubs, at least my scientific finger measuring says so!
front wing offside inner lip of has been caught.
Plus after the new handbrake cables, my rear calipers are sticking - had smoke coming out of the offside rear and warm alloy...local short duties till I get them sorted - hopefully, this will be the spur to get the black powder-coated ones built up.
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I don't think so but you've got me thinking now. I do get some wheel scrabbling on full lock, which I thought was just Ackerman hop, but hmmmmm..... :thinking: Other than that, it drives normal.....I think. It's been so long since I've driven a standard GTI.
Passat hubs seemed to all the rage some years ago, but I think a few things might have been left out of the discussion :grin:
LC5F:
So I finally managed to rebuild my powder coated rear calipers.
I moaned before about the what the company did - I wont be using again did by not blocking up openings/threads - the bores had been blasted and rough, so these needed honing. The threads for the brake line and bleed were also messed up - they were very close to being scrap.
The tubes in the carriers for Sliders, they managed to powder coat just inside these too, had to use a drill to clean this out - got all this shizzle out:
What I had screwed up on my previous attempt was the circlip holding the handbrake mechanism into the caliper body, they are tricky as the tool need to have both the reach and fine tips. The only ones I have - or even could find - turned out they would foul on the inner handbrake mechanism. This was stopping the circlip getting to the groove by about 3-4mm. The only solution was to modify them to clear by filling them down:
Plus the mechanism stands proud, so it has to pushed into the body, I came up with this G clamp arrangement amongst the mess of my bench - no wonder I cant find the sliders!:
So after all this effort, with new sliders (gave up the search), cunifer pipe & brass fittings - the reward is this:
Hopefully I will get round to swapping these out soon, but need to prioritise the rusty spots over these.
The Golf still has some parasitic drain, someone posted ignition switch was possible culprit and there was a revised part, so swapped it out for a £13 Topran one - will see if there is any change, starting is pretty lazy after a few days parked up.
Opened up the old one, looks like its had some heat damage:
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