Aluminium wheels-slow air leak.

[David.Ullrich at ferguson.com]

At least your tire place didn't super glue tape on weights onto the outer lip of the rim. Mine did because I "insisted on tape weights" when they told me it couldn't be done. I took it somewhere else afterwards and they told me the first place likely just didn't have the proper machine to do inside balancing. So now I've got permanent paper outlines of where those tape on weights were... Anyone know how to get the super glue and paper off my stock Ronal alloys?

Dave

1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black
1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T - For Sale CHEAP


-----Original Message-----
From: cjcasati at hotmail.com [mailto:cjcasati at hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:03 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re:Aluminium wheels-slow air leak.


I asked my shop to use stick-on weights, when I picked up the car they
claimed they didn't have any (contrary to what the guy at the counter said,
of course).

These are the same guys that called me in at midday while the 5KTQ was in
for a timing belt, claiming that if they put any more force onto the breaker
bar they would probably break the bolt on the pulley (this is an
ex-dealership mechanic...).

I got the car out of their fangs, got the advice from the list and did the
timing belt with rented tools from Blau in 5 hours on my sidewalk.

Sometimes you just have to wonder... I still don't know of a mechanic here
in Richmond, VA who likes to work on older Audis.

Christoph
86 5KTQ
88 90 non-q