[s-cars] Rear diff installation

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Igor,
If you get in a pinch and need a little help (brawn not brains) let me know, I am mostly free until Monday.  

Ron
215-534-9240 (cell)
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> chris chambers wrote: 
> > Um, 
> > 
> > Shouldn't the first step be to lift the car off the ground? 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > :-) 
> > 
> > --- Bill Mahoney wrote: 
> > 
> > 
> >>Oh yeah 
> >>"My" first step is always to remove the transmission, but that's just 
> >>me;) 
> >>.. you may want to 'consider' new ebrake cables as they are prolly 
> >>MUCH 
> >>easier with the drive shaft moved and the diff out. 
> >> Bill M ~ 
> >> '04 Sfest Winner, "Pretty Good ebrake." 
> >> 
> >> 
> >>-----Original Message----- 
> >>From: Igor Kessel [mailto:KBATPO at comcast.net] 
> >>Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 1:28 PM 
> >>To: Bill Mahoney 
> >>Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com 
> >>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Rear diff installation 
> >> 
> >>Bill Mahoney wrote: 
> >> 
> >>>Igor, 
> >>> 
> >>>No doubt YOU have thought of this I am sure. 
> >>> 
> >>>But if you have not, take this opportunity to install new seals all 
> >> 
> >>>around on that new/old torsen. 
> >>> 
> >>>Butofcourse I didn't because I always try to do things 2 or 3 times 
> >> 
> >>just 
> >> 
> >>>for practice;) 
> >>> 
> >>>FWIW I filled it with Redline MT90 which has been trouble free for 
> >> 
> >>a 
> >> 
> >>>couple years now I think. 
> >>> 
> >>>Just my .02 
> >>> 
> >>>HTH 
> >>> 
> >>>Cheer's 
> >>> 
> >>>Bill m 
> >>> 
> >> 
> >>Yes, Bill, I did think of it and I even bought the RH seal (the 
> >>cheaper 
> >>one). The 122mm LH seal is $65 alone. What about the tail seal at the 
> >> 
> >>drive shaft? Do they ever leak? What's the list consensus or 
> >>replacing 
> >>both? 
> >>Also, what else do I have to replace once disconnected? The triple 6 
> >>square bolts on the dive shaft? Does the exhaust need to come off 
> >>completely, or can it be set aside? Any more pointers? Thx in 
> >>advance! 
> >> 
> >>-- 
> >>Igor Kessel 
> >>two turbo quattros 
> >> 
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> Mmm, you mean even before the "open another cold one" step? 
> :) 
> 
> -- 
> Igor Kessel 
> two turbo quattros 
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