S6 brake booster replacement

[Douglas Fifield]

Peter,

I have a write-up for an S6 brake booster.  It's posted in the usual
spots, but if you email me off list, I'll send it to you as a word
doc.

D.

On Tue, Jan 19, 2010 at 2:58 PM, Peter Golledge <petergolledge at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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Douglas in MN
95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank