brake questions

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on 10/4/2001 20:30, quattro-admin at audifans.com Tue Apr 10 20:30:41 2001 at
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> 1. Re:Lug Bolt Lube (Fred Munro)
> 2. RE:Hesitation and Stalling on 89 200TQA (Bill Rowe)
> 3. RE:Hesitation and Stalling on 89 200TQA (Bill Rowe)
> 4. Re:rear brake questions for 5kcstq (Fred Munro)
> 5. Re:4K seats (edkellock at juno.com)
> 6. Re:4K seats (John Larson)
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> 8. Re:Hesitation and Stalling on 89 200TQA (Huw Powell)
> 9. Re:4K seats (Huw Powell)
> 10. Lug bolts, sockets and tools (TM)
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> Message: 1
> From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
> To: <quk at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk>, <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: Lug Bolt Lube
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 20:39:39 -0400
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <quk at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk>
> To: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 12:54 PM
> Subject: Lug Bolt Lube
> 
> 
>> All torque specifications are for dry bolts.  There is one case
>> on record of the manager of a bus garage being charged with
>> manslaughter after greased wheel bolts backed out on a bus
>> with fatal consequences, but the charge was eventually
>> dropped.  All lug bolts removed in my workshop go into the
>> degreaser.  How a bolt tightened to specification (110 NM -
>> 80 lb ft) can present a removal problem is utterly beyond me.
>> 
> 
> Hmm, try soaking the assembly in salt water for 6 months, Phil, and you will
> see the light.
> I've had to beat (admittedly non-Audi) wheels off hubs with a sledge hammer
> because the wheel centre was corroded onto the hub, and this is after using
> a 2 foot breaker bar with cheater to remove the corroded lug bolts.
> If you ever hope to change a flat in the Canadian climate, the wheel bolts
> and hub centering ring better have anti-seize on them. It's the first thing
> I do with a new car after an unfortunate but formative experience with my
> first auto ('63 VW bug) that involved a flat tire, a cross lug wrench, and
> the car battery. I've never had a problem with a properly torqued, lubed
> wheel bolt backing off.
> 
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
> 
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> Message: 2
> From: "Bill Rowe" <browe58 at netzero.net>
> To: "Jukka Majanen" <jiipm at sci.fi>, "Audi" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: RE: Hesitation and Stalling on 89 200TQA
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 20:29:42 -0400
> 
> thanx, where is the thermo time switch located?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Jukka Majanen
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 2:26 PM
> To: Audi
> Subject: Re: Hesitation and Stalling on 89 200TQA
> 
> 
> Hi
> 
> Bill wrote:
> 
>> Starts but stalls immediately.  Will not stall on 3rd attempt.  This has
>> always been an issue since I bought the car last summer but was sporadic.
>> Now it's every morning.  Once it gets going it will on occasion hesitate
>> upon acceleration
> 
> How about Your CI:s thermotime switch?
> At least my former KV needed it for :
> #1. cold acceleration enrichment
> #2. to open the cold start valve
> 
> HTH
> j-pm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Shop online without a credit card
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> Message: 3
> From: "Bill Rowe" <browe58 at netzero.net>
> To: <C1J1Miller at aol.com>, <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: RE: Hesitation and Stalling on 89 200TQA
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 20:34:55 -0400
> 
> funny you should say that cuz I did do an engine flush recently to reduce
> valve noise and it actually worked.  so i'm not sure that's the cause.
> someone mentioned the thermo time switch but I'm not sure where that's
> located but i'm sure you'll tell me.  I do remember that being the culprit
> on a hard starting vw scirocco many moons ago.  thanx.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of C1J1Miller at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:15 AM
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Hesitation and Stalling on 89 200TQA
> 
> 
> Perhaps you have heavy deposits on the intake valves... initially, the fuel
> is soaked up by the deposits, leaving the mixture lean; once it's run a bit,
> the deposits are saturated, and it runs ok...
> I think you can have the valves walnut shell blasted in place, or try one of
> those heavy duty cleaners...
> 
> Before you do this, make sure you go through the troubleshooting procedures
> on Scott Mockry's page:
> http://www.sjmautotechnik.com
> Chris
> 
> At 06:46 PM 04/09/2001 -0400, Bill Rowe wrote:
> 
>> Starts but stalls immediately.  Will not stall on 3rd attempt.  This has
>> always been an issue since I bought the car last summer but was
>> sporadic.  Now it's every morning.  Once it gets going it will on occasion
>> hesitate upon acceleration.  As time goes on it happens more frequently
>> even after fully warmed.  Tried the following w/ no progress:
>> 
>> 1.  inspected and cleaned distrib cap and rotor
>> 2.  replaced 02 sensor.  replaced temp sensor
>> 4.  replaced WOT switch
>> 5.  Plugs and wires have less than 10k miles on em
>> 6.  fuel filter has less than 10k miles on it
>> 7.  PO replaced fuel pump, injectors, accumulator less than 20k miles ago
>> and had car set to specs
>> 8. replaced fuel pump relay
>> 9. checked power to WOT switch connector
>> 
>> What have I overlooked?  Is the stalling at startup related to the
>> hesitation?  Is my WOT switch set incorrectly?  Warm up regulator?
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> Shop online without a credit card
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> Message: 4
> From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
> To: "Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer at hotmail.com>, <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: Re: rear brake questions for 5kcstq
> Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 20:51:43 -0400
> 
> Opinions, eh? I've got a few I can spare tonight.
> 
> If the rotors are fine, leave them alone. IME, if you turn them, they will
> be warped within 6 months. If they need to be turned, throw them away and
> install new ones.

I second that 

> I've been down the cheap path several
> times and ended up buying new ones anyway.

I went there once with the same ending after having my rotors turned off
centre.  And you'll save yourself some time and work not to mention the
aggravation and having to watch for kids around you because of the
spontaneous colorful language that comes with the whole experience

Tihol