Brake servo - ur-quattro

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <v04003a0eb1ece9677375@[10.1.1.5]> Brett Dikeman writes:

> >Getting ready to do the work - I checked out the part while it was
> >still clean and new to capture the original maker's marks for Pete
> >Reeve, who's trying to track down all of the original component
> >manufacturers so he can offer a continuity service when Audi finally
> >gives up.

> For just UrQ's, or "most" audis?  I would assume that even if he does on
> UrQ's, he'd have relationships with manufacturers that made parts for other
> models, right?

I think Pete's interested in all Audis and VWs, and I think he even
does some ovloV bits.

The brake servo is now fitted.  It took most of yesterday evening -
I started at 19:00 and took a 90-minute break at 21:00 to watch a
programme on Alexander the Great.  I got upstairs at 01:20, with the
brakes bled but the car still on ramps.  I'm just going to finish off
and put the tools away now.

Only major problem - the nuts holding the servo on.  There are four
captive studs on the servo pointing toward the firewall, with 13mm
nuts on them.  I could (just) get a thin-walled 6-point Facom socket
on the bottom two, but the top two needed a short 13mm box (ring)
wrench - 12-point, and one point at a time.  Evil fastener placement,
not helped by the metal strip holding the engine sensor connectors.

I also have a problem with the front right caliper - it only bleeds
at a trickle.  It took only minutes to get 500ml of brake fluid
through the others, but the front right took almost an hour.

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 Phil Payne
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