Re: Why do I keep destroying O-rings?

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

In message <97750@isham-research.demon.co.uk> quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne) writes:

> If you're using kit # 443 698 671 then yes - I suspect a bad batch of
> rings.  Compare the colour codes on the new and old rings, and check
> the diameter compared with an old ring.  "Verfall" is "09/02" on
> my kits - I suspect manufacture during September 1998.

> Exactly your problem occured to me last week.  I refitted the old seals
> and started escalating the problem with Audi.

LOL.  I contacted Autohaus to progress the complaint and find out what
they had discovered.  My kits are the only ones they've sold this year.

So I asked about their own mechanics.  "We don't rebuild calipers.  If
the seals or boots go, we replace the caliper."

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