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Seat Safety Switch posted:I'll continue to poo poo my pants every time I hear a loud BANG from the underside of the car from now on. This is a very reasonable response, don't feel bad about it. People ignoring BANG is why my wife's car needs a new windshield. 
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Splizwarf posted:This is a very reasonable response, don't feel bad about it. People ignoring BANG is why my wife's car needs a new windshield. It just paid for itself. Heard a loud BANG the other day when panic braking in my work parking lot, got home and started nervously tearing the back of the car apart. Turns out one of my rear strut mount nuts backed itself off. I had two more nuts holding that strut mount on, and I knew the mount itself was pooched anyway, but it's good to have caught it.
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Mar 18, 2015 19:53
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As a follow up my previous post:
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Mar 18, 2015 20:19
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It's just like a sandblaster for your combustion chamber! Throw some ATF down the bores, how bad can it be?
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Mar 18, 2015 21:04
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Mooseykins posted:
Looks like a monoleaf. Somewhat rare in mechanical suspensions.
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Mar 18, 2015 21:17
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Giblet Plus! posted:Looks like a monoleaf. Somewhat rare in mechanical suspensions. Common on Euro van suspensions. It's a big leaf though. On the front it has a single transverse leaf. Like a Corvette! 
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Mar 18, 2015 21:26
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It's just like a sandblaster for your combustion chamber! Old, but still good: quote:Hey guys, I've got a 98 1.8T. I've had a k04 and chip for a while and wanted to get more performance. I was recommended to port and polish the intake and exhaust. We found out they used abrasive material to do it like gritty sand. So I got with my friend that tunes Hondas and we decided to try it ourselves. We got a bag of sandblasting sand and hooked up into the intake and started the car. We had to hold the gas so it would run. He wanted to let the engine suck in the sand through the intake so it would port it out and then push it out the ehxaust so it would port the exhaust manifold. http://www.audiforums.com/forum/off-topic-5/hey-guys-please-help-my-mods-gone-wrong-80267/
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Mar 18, 2015 21:29
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Mooseykins posted:Common on Euro van suspensions. It's a big leaf though.
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Mar 18, 2015 21:30
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InitialDave posted:Please crosspost to VWVortex asking about cutting springs for cheap lowering, expressing confusion as to why the van now drives funny. So i wanted my van lower and now the steering wheel is pissed and i get horrendous driveline vibrations. Any ideas? (I think replies would just be lower/harlequin it.)
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Mar 18, 2015 21:35
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InitialDave posted:Please crosspost to VWVortex asking about cutting springs for cheap lowering, expressing confusion as to why the van now drives funny. VWVortex is a real goldmine for suspension modification. Some of the more tasteful modifications I've seen/heard proposed are: Removing bumpstops on $250 coilovers when slamming your car to increase suspension travel. Modifying ball joints for increased suspension travel on a theoretical rally car. Homemade Independent Rear Suspension using what appeared to be steel tubing purchased from a hardware store.
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Mar 18, 2015 21:45
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1500quidporsche posted:VWVortex is a real goldmine for suspension modification. Some of the more tasteful modifications I've seen/heard proposed are: Don't forget notched front subframes on MK 4s instead of just using TT hubs and wishbones, and that MK 1 where the guy wedged bolts in behind the rear spindles to get stupid poo poo-looking camber.
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Mar 18, 2015 21:52
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Mar 18, 2015 22:01
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Diesel powwwwwerrrrr! Any idea what engine it is?
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Mar 18, 2015 22:04
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Mooseykins posted:Diesel powwwwwerrrrr! VW 2.5l from a Toureg
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Mar 18, 2015 22:07
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CommieGIR posted:VW 2.5l from a Toureg Oh wow, was not expecting it to be one of them. I'll have to see if i can find the pic of my mate's 1.9 TDI block'd 1.8T that split the block.
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Mar 18, 2015 22:10
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JB Weld and emery paper, you'll be fine to sell it on CL as requiring minor mechanical work.
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Mar 19, 2015 00:28
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"Has a miss, my mechanic says it's an easy fix, I just don't have the time to deal with it" (as it gets tossed on Craigslist)
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Mar 19, 2015 01:35
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Needs a head gasket, only $25 part.
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Mar 19, 2015 01:37
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Mechanic's special!!!!
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Mar 19, 2015 01:39
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VW FOR SALE FLAWLESS BODY INTERIOR IN GREAT SHAPE BRAND NEW STEREO TIRES ONLY A MONTH OLD NEW BATTERY RECENTLY TUNED UP LOW MILES A STEAL AT $5000 OBO! needs headgasket
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Mar 19, 2015 07:29
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Charliegrs posted:VW FOR SALE This was all you needed to post.
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Mar 19, 2015 07:49
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Mar 22, 2015 06:44
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I see the problem - the ratchet should be in the other way around so it doesn't fall out once the shear load is removed.
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Mar 22, 2015 13:36
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That ratchet better be a strong sumbitch. Hillridge posted:I see the problem - the ratchet should be in the other way around so it doesn't fall out once the shear load is removed. No, because when you tilt the spec lift down it will fall out onto the ground. Amazingly, it is in the right way.
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Mar 22, 2015 14:11
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Motronic posted:Wait.....you actually got a flat from a shed? There's an antler in the "weird poo poo we pulled out of tires" bin at my local tire shop, apparently it's not that uncommon.
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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Delivery McGee posted:There's an antler in the "weird poo poo we pulled out of tires" bin at my local tire shop, apparently it's not that uncommon. I wonder if they're ever tempted to re-use items from that bin to get the job done.
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Mar 23, 2015 02:51
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Mar 24, 2015 05:10
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gently caress. It took me a few seconds to realise what I was looking at. Bloke that thought that up should be shot out of a cannon, into a dumpster full of used paper cartridge oil filters.
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Mar 24, 2015 05:23
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Note it can only tighten.
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Mar 24, 2015 05:24
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It's only a rendered mockup though, right? Right? 
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Mar 24, 2015 05:37
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comes with a lovely torque stick that techs can use an excuse for why it can't possibly be overtightened
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Mar 24, 2015 05:40
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5 minutes before this was taken I was doing 70mph on it. It was so bad I was just hoping to make it to a parts store or junkyard with a CV shaft assembly on hand before the shaft snapped in half. It wasn't the CV. 
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Mar 24, 2015 05:58
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kastein posted:5 minutes before this was taken I was doing 70mph on it. It was so bad I was just hoping to make it to a parts store or junkyard with a CV shaft assembly on hand before the shaft snapped in half. Yay new toys, right?
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Mar 24, 2015 06:04
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Looks more like the belts in the tire broke, if the wheel was that far out of round it would be like driving an unbalanced washing machine. But even from that picture you can see just how ancient that tire is. That's one of the original tires that came with it when it was new, isn't it?
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Mar 24, 2015 06:19
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some texas redneck posted:Looks more like the belts in the tire broke, if the wheel was that far out of round it would be like driving an unbalanced washing machine. It seriously looks like a 90's tread pattern, my god.
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Krakkles posted:That wheel looks incredibly out of round. Holy hell. Yeah my requirements for these tires (they only have to last till we get home) are: Round Holds air Rolls straight And this one met none of those. It got worse so gradually that I didn't realize what was up until it was so bad I was unsure if the CV was seized and making the drivetrain jump up and down, or if the wheel was bent like half an inch. The belts were either broken before, or wore through, so the tire had a hell of a hernia and didn't even roll straighht. Every rotation of the tire the steering wheel would jerk violently to the right if you let it, at speed it felt like a really unbalanced tire, at like 5mph felt like a seized CV. Having never had a tire get that bad I never once suspected it could be tire related. Oh well, didn't die, didn't blow out and wipe out an impossible to source fender, cost $35 to solve the problem, and a lesson learned. No idea what the datecodes are on these tires but they are getting replaced before I drive it further than the inspection station once we get home.
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Mar 24, 2015 13:20
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Oh yeah, a shifted belt is a joy to behold, especially at highway speed when it harmonizes just right and starts to dribble like a basketball
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gently caress me it's real: 
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Mar 25, 2015 05:46
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That one is at least oriented to remove filters.
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Safety Dance posted:That one is at least oriented to remove filters. It can be flipped, and you shouln't put an impact wrench anywhere near an oil filter.
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