FW: DTM-13 wars

[Livolsi, Stephane]

Or how about taking the drain plug out, drilling and tapping a hole in it to
accept a grease nipple, and then pump the lube in through the grease nipple?



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> From: 	Kneale Brownson[SMTP:knotnook at traverse.com]
> Sent: 	July 4, 2003 8:34 AM
> To: 	Mike Arman; quattro at audifans.com
> Cc: 	mikemk40 at yahoo.com
> Subject: 	Re: DTM-13 wars
>
> At 10:44 AM 07/04/2003 +0000, Mike Arman wrote:
> > >From: =?iso-8859-1?q?mike?= <mikemk40 at yahoo.com>
> > >Subject: Re: FW: Diff Seals
> > >To: "Livolsi, Stephane" <Stephane.Livolsi at investorsgroup.com>,
> > >       Audi Quattro List <quattro at audifans.com>
> > >
> > >the trick would be to freeze the oil into little
> > >cubes....push the required amount up the drain
> > >hole...put the plug back in and wait for it to melt
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >I laughed when I first read this, but upon reflection, I actually think
> it
> >is pretty clever.
> >
> >A real good example of thinking WAY outside the box, and shows the level
> of
> >resourcefulness (frantic desperation?) our Audis can drive us to.
> >
> >
> >Now we need a spirited debate about which diff oil freezes at what
> >temperature, and the relative merits of freezing it into cubes, spheres,
> or
> >cylinders.
> >
> >Happy 4th, guys!
>
> I'd rather think of cooling the oil sufficiently to become more like
> grease
> I could then pump in with a grease gun.  Trying to fit little
> cubes/balls/cylinders of FROZEN oil through the drain plug hole would be
> too slow a process to keep the stuff frozen,  I'd think.
>
> Of course, you have to PLAN for this process by knowing in advance how
> much
> oil you need in the diffy so you can cool/freeze just the right amount.
>
>