[s-cars] turbo Coolant Hose

[Tom Green]

Hi Kevin,

Sorry to hear the s-car has let you down, but sounds like it is in  
good hands.

What I meant was if you take the rear loose at the banjo bolt, you  
can use it as a handle to turn the hose still installed on the front  
tubing.  The clamp will probably
turn with the hose so you can access the screw clamp for removal.   
Even when tight it will usually turn, especially if it is weeping  
there.  Or, just let Lance do it.  :-)

Good help is so hard to find now that I have done some jobs I really  
didn't want to tackle and have used the dealer (gasp!) for others.

  Cheers,

Tom

On Aug 25, 2008, at 11:16 AM, Kevin Barnett wrote:

> Hi Tom:
>
> Yes, It is Lance Russel at Quattro South in Black Mountain, NC.
>
> Actually, he has my S4 right now as it died on the side of I-26  
> this morning while delivering my son to daycare on the way to work.
>
> I wish it was as easy as just loosening the banjo bolt and rotating  
> to get to the clamp, but it is the front clamp that is facing up  
> and not the rear clamp.  I believe that I can reach the clamp with  
> a pair of wire dikes and snip through the clamp band and then just  
> replace the clamp.
>
> Thanks,
> kevin
>
>
>
> Kevin,
>
> I think if you remove the banjo bolt on the other end you can
> probably twist the hose and clamp together to where you can get a nut
> driver on the clamp screw.
> You can do most of this by feel if you capture the washers when you
> remove the bolt and force the hose on the tubing first when
> installing but tighten the clamp
> last.
>
> Is this friendly local Audi repair man named Lance?  Probably no
> reason not to give him a plug since good shops for s-cars are getting
> more difficult to find.
>
> Tom
>
>
>