[s-cars] Weeping X-Plug Again...

[mike claire]

Doug, what you need for the X plug is a drag link socket.  The link below
tells you everything you need to know.
http://www.elektro.com/~audi/hydraulic/



Mike

On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Doug Landaeta <dlandaeta at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ian,
>
> Excellent advice. So what's the correct tool that I can get on my
> smaller 3/8" torque wrench? Is there a large flat bladed 'socket' or
> an 'X' socket?
> I am fortunate not to ever had this issue yet, at 115 k miles now, but
> like to be prepared- and I'm a tool addict.
>
> Oh, and does anyone recall the torque spec? Maybe I'll check bentley
> as I casually procrastinate finishing my taxes, ugh!
>
> Doug
>
> Sent from my mobile.
>
> On Apr 11, 2009, at 5:34 PM, Ian Duff <iduff at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > You have to be VERY careful not to tear the o-ring on the plug when
> > you put it back in the pump housing. It took me three tries (read two
> > ripped o-rings) before I figured out how. Eventually I figured out
> > using the oil-on-the-gasket trick from changing oil filters is the way
> > to go. I ended up liberally (I do live in the blue state of
> > Massachusetts, after all) lubricating the o-ring before putting it on
> > the plug, then repeating the lube job on the plug with the o-ring
> > installed before installing it in the pump housing. This is the first
> > step. The second step is to properly torque the pesky plug in the pump
> > housing. HTH.
> > -Ian Duff.
> >
> > On 11 Apr, 2009, at 09:57, matt ludwig. wrote:
> >
> >> All,
> >>
> >> the x-plug on the PS pump is weeping again on my avant. I bought the
> >> OEM plug kit (inclu new gasket) and had that properly done less
> >> than 4
> >> months ago. Am I safe to 'tighten' the x-plug again to required
> >> torque
> >> spec do you feel, or will that only compromise that gasket more
> >> resulting in a more un-sealed situation?
> >>
> >> Really frustrating to have this happen yet *again* like this. I am
> >> not
> >> sure why this is such a fail-place on these cars, but I do not want
> >> for it to blow. Thoughts?
> >>
> >>
> >> matt ludwig.
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> 1995.5 S6 Avant
> >> South Portland, Maine
> >>
> >>
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