UFO Rotors changed

[iain.atkinson at tesco.net]

Maybe i should go do it again just for the hell of it and see if can do it in 15 a side, on the other hand it's snowing this morning.


Cheers

Iain
> 
> From: Dave Head <v8q at bellsouth.net>
> Date: 2005/03/05 Sat PM 07:46:18 GMT
> To: getur at optonline.net
> CC: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: UFO Rotors changed
> 
> Yup - takes 15 minutes per side...
> 
> George Tur wrote:
> 
> >On Saturday 05 March 2005 10:32 am, iain.atkinson at tesco.net wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>I have just finished doing the front discs and pads, whoever designed these
> >>things needs to be shot. What a crazy design, nearside came apart ok ish
> >>then the drivers side all 3 of the caliper mounting bolts were seized, got
> >>2 out with a huge effort, the bottom one and most difficult to get to
> >>refused to budge, a neighbour lent me a compressor and air ratchet that
> >>just about got it moving after that i could get the longest breaker bar i
> >>have got and wound out it with lots wd40.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Huh? Why did you have to remove the caliper on a UFO rotor to change the pads? 
> >The way it's designed you just have to remove the rotor, there's one screw to 
> >hold it on, at least there is in the V8 installation, and then you can 
> >replace the pads in the caliper. No need to remove the caliper at all; that's 
> >the way I did it on my V8. 
> >
> >George Tur
> >91 V8
> >
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