[200q20v] Re: [V8] just out of curiosity (UFO question)...
Graydon D. Stuckey
graydon at apollo.kettering.edu
Thu Feb 1 12:13:53 EST 2001
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Phil Rose wrote:
> secret guess--which I hadn't been confident enought to mention,
> fearing jeers of derision... :-) Chris Miller claims he's found
What here? Shirley you jest?
> Graydon wins (yeh, a new S8, that's the ticket) for being first with
> a correct answer.
Great, I'll take it in black please, or silver, or green or red. I'd
also be happy with white, blue or yellow. :-)
> the caliper. Well, then that seems to tell us that Audi knew there
> was a special "problem" with the UFO design pretty much right out of
> the box, so-to-speak.
I'm not so sure that the little mass is an indication of a problem. If
it is, I'd say thatthe mass probably solved it. I'd also predict (or
guess) that if you wre to remove the mass, you probably would not notice
a difference. Its probably one of those things that is barely noticable
unless you have scientific instruments, or a finely calibrated butt (as
opposed to a fine butt which has been calibrated - there is a big
difference, sometimes, _very_ big.)
> Now, I wonder if it's possible for a significant part of certain UFO
> vibration problems to be treated by modification of that caliper
> damping device?
See above. I suspect that the caliper vibration is not really the
problem that causes UFO rotors to warp. It probably has more to do with
coming out of warp speed too fast.
> easier to completely remove the thing and check if the problem
> actually worsens. I assume it unscrews from the caliper body.
Try it, and report back please. I'd be glad if you proved me wrong.
> Also, if this damper is effective (and would Audi ever do something
> that's ineffective?)
Never! Perish the thought.
:-)
Later,
Graydon D. Stuckey
http://elektro.cmhnet.org/~graydon/
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