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Re: Hydraulic pump rebuild - Day 9




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From: Phil Payne <quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 12:23 PM
Subject: Hydraulic pump rebuild - Day 9


[snip]
>Only a few minutes spare for the pump.  Split the vane section, replaced
>all the soft bits and put it back together.  Replaced the O-rings on the
>check valves, and located them.  Starting torquing back.
>
>$&@#!!!
>
>Snap-On TMABM4 - 4mm ball-end Allen driver - sheared at only 5 lb ft!
>
>I've heard a lot of comments about Snap-On recently.  Not long ago I
>mentioned the lifetime guarantee and an experienced mechanic (good
>quattro guy) snapped back: "You'll need it".
>
>Bugger.  Now I have a sheared-off driver to drill and extract from a
>4mm Allen screw.  Thanks, Snap-On.
>


Snap-Off tools?


Fred Munro
'91 200q  269k km