Re: Day of Judgement

[paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk (Paul Heneghan)]

From: Mike <mike@padd.press.net>

>Well next Friday Im getting up at silly o'clock in the morning (anything
>before 08:00hrs is silly to me ;-) and taking the car to BR Motorsport.

>But while Im there, can anyone think of anything I want to get them to
>check over, test etc, as I want the car running 100% when I leave.

Get them to put it on a ramp and check for worn bushes on the A-frames, 
tranny and diff mountings, and engine mountings.

It is probably worth having an optical alignment carried out on the wheels 
(not cheap, but gives a noticeable improvement in handling).

Also it is worth greasing the UJ in the middle of the prop shaft - it's a 
bugger to get at.

Check steel ball on gear change lever on gearbox is still riveted on 
securely - this can lead to sloppy gears and difficulty engaging 5th or R.

Rubber doughnuts holding up exhaust perish quite frequently.

Diff lock cables and mechanism might need to be cleaned/greased.

Can't think of anything else at the moment.

Paul
paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk
1984 Audi 80 quattro
1983 Audi 100 Avant