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Coupe Quattro rotor warpage
In message <v02120d06af4b2c592aba@[198.139.137.22]> petek@pharmacop.com (Pete Kieselbach) writes:
> I disagree about the less mass bit. Actually I believe that
> warping is caused by differential thermal expansion (or more likely,
> contraction - more on this later).
> Any better theories out there?
Yes. I think grease monkeys in tyre shops and careless mechanics with air
wrenches warp more rotors than anything else.
The book is quite specific - cross-tightem wheel bolts to the specified torque.
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Phil Payne
phil@sievers.com
Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club