[Vwdiesel] Minor tragedies--A4 suspension work

mark shepherd mark at shepher.fsnet.co.uk
Mon Feb 28 05:14:26 PST 2011


Power  is 1/2 mass times velocity squared or something
{ minus 'diminishing accuracy' squared as you hit something completely 
unintended, and delicate due to the extra ooomph}

Mark



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Dolan" <pmdolan at sasktel.net>
To: "Erik Lane" <eriklane at gmail.com>
Cc: <Vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 12:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Minor tragedies--A4 suspension work


>
> Usually bigger, but the physics of it indicate that velocity is more 
> important (force delivered increases linearly for mass, but the second 
> order of value for velocity).  In other words, swing twice as fast, get 
> four times as much force delivered.  Skill and manual dexterity again 
> becomes the key ingredient.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Erik Lane <eriklane at gmail.com>
> Date: Sunday, February 27, 2011 6:48 pm
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Minor tragedies--A4 suspension work
>
>> Actually, in my experience it's usually when you don't have a big
>> enoughhammer that problems happen. If you have a big enough hammer
>> then you don't
>> have to force things as much, so you can be more in control while
>> actuallygetting the job done. Right tool for the job and all
>> that... :)
>>
>> Although sometimes when I'm reaching for the monster *BIGGER*
>> hammer then it
>> truly is out of frustration and I'm just planning to beat the snot
>> out of
>> something. But in general if you have a big enough hammer to start
>> with then
>> you can actually go easier on it while still getting it done, is
>> all I'm
>> trying to say.
>>
>> Erik
>>
>> On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 3:17 PM, Shalyn Shourds
>> <sshourds at flash.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Wow, sorry.  I'll have to go back and look at what I wrote.  I
>> must have
>> > sounded like I was about to jump off a bridge.
>> >
>> > I meant just to ask if the axle just pushes out of the
>> bearing/hub like on
>> > A2 cars or if it has to be pressed out.  Usually I do memorize
>> appropriate> Bentley section, but for this job it's a bad as the
>> Chitlins [sic] manual.
>> >
>> > Honest.  I don't mind working on VWs.  I think it's suspensions
>> I hate. I
>> > don't have a lot of upper body strength and it's always a
>> beatdown fighting
>> > the various parts under tension.  Speaking of:  I've tried the
>> two hammer
>> > trick, but never succeeded.  Guess my hammers were too small.
>> Usually,> though, when I find myself reaching for a bigger hammer,
>> I know I'm about to
>> > witness a truly spectacular mistake :)
>> >
>> > -Shalyn
>> >
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