S6 brake booster replacement

[Peter Golledge]

Thanks Brett.  Got some basic ones, looks like I need some more toys to go
with the toys!  :-)

I did end up using a 3/8 socket + universal + extension + second universal +
handle.  Waiting on the new booster so I can try to put it back together.
Now putting the nut back on blind promises to be a whole new adventure!

-----Original Message-----
From: Brett Dikeman [mailto:brett.dikeman at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 1:09 PM
To: Peter Golledge
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: S6 brake booster replacement

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 7:33 PM, Peter Golledge <petergolledge at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I'm trying to pull the booster on my wife's 95.5 S6.  The last nut at the
> firewall (door side of the car, lower) is driving me crazy.  Any wisdom
here
> on the minimal stuff to remove to get this out?

http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/

Those things are worth their weight in gold; generally they have a
5-degree pawl.  There's a heatshield bolt on the ovloV which is 2
inches away from the firewall, but faces it, too.  30 seconds with a
combo ratchet; would have taken ages with a regular combo.  Some of
them even have twisted handles, which are really comfy and let you put
in a lot of torque.  Skip the pawlless ones; they're for high torque
but have a lot of slop in the mechanism (ie, the ratchet mechanism
needs a lot of swing to lock.)

Also, something people sometimes forget to think about when trying to
figure out how to get a wrench/ratchet on: get REALLY far out with a
bunch of extensions.  You get angular flex, but you're also able to
get a real good purchase on both the head of the socket wrench and the
arm.

Also, as many has said before- Kroil is one of the best penetrating
lubricants around.

Brett