johnyfartbox
A2OC Donor
Great write up Paul, you must have a good memory, did you ta any photos?
I was thinking of using that stuff on centre caps, do you think it would be sticky enough for wheels? Thanks....fixed a couple of metres of adhesive backed silver trim around the lower grille.
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I knew you secretly loved crawling about on the floor changing clutches paul.
Good amount of work there you'll have to report in on how it feels once you've had a chance to drive. Should certainly be more satisfying than trying to get the ami working on the A5!
Enjoyed my first trip out in the car for a long while to go and pick a prescription up.
Hope everyone is doing ok. Particularly any other solos who may be starting to wonder what those weird two legged things that you occasionally see in the distance are! I have to admit that I do spend half an hour or so each day just sitting in Mabel as she always makes me feel happy ?
The jdd gearbox is a 5 speed gearbox from the polo blue motion
I’d as both longer ratios on each gear as well a a longer final drive
It also as upgraded synchro rings compared to the A2 gearbox
And importantly as the gear available to drive the speedo drive though you have to fit the drive from your original gearbox as it as a blanking plug fitted as std
The clutch is identical I bought a new one thinking that at 170k miles it would be well worn - how wrong I was. I would have happily fitted a new release bearing and pivot bolt and put the clutch back in as wear was negligible
Paul
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So today I finally installed the handbrake tray. All smooth, with the exception of removing the cigarette charger element that took a while.
Replaced the original tray’s black velvety bits with matching twist leather off-cuts, for a total beige look.
Also managed not to use double-sided tape using sticky mats instead, so it can be fully reversed without any nasty residues on the central tunnel.
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I replaced a tdi clutch at 272k miles a few years ago. The pivot bolt had worn away punching a hole in the cross arm and eventually destroyed the release bearing
The spinner plate still had 0.6mm left and the new LUK spinner only had 1.6mm
So about another 100k miles left
This clutch had no where near as much wear and would likely see 600k miles
Starship miles for what Audi designed as mainly a town car
Paul
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Likewise, I hope everyone is staying safe and very nearly as important, being careful to manage mental health. So important. At least this has hit just as the clocks have changes, it's warmed up and generally, the sun's been out. Makes a big difference.
My brother and his other half are both teachers and therefore carry background-check paperwork. In order to do their bit, and frankly, escape the house, they registered as NHS volunteers but also contacted their phamacy. Now most days they do a pharmacy run (up to 30 miles) and the occasional shop for isolated people in at-risk isolation. It's been incredibly positive for all involved. Some people they've delivered to have literally been in tears as Mike or Nat have been the first person they've seen for days.
On the other hand, there are other places where, at a set time, all the neighbours bring a chair out front and all chat from safety of their own gardens. Lots have talked more in the last fortnight than in the previous few years.
I'm doing shopping for my workshop landlord and his 'girlfriend' (a slip of a girl in her late seventies), a unit-neighbour (who's very much at risk) plus my crotchety parents. Therefore can escape the house a bit knowing it's legal, positive and hopefully, a bit helpful as well. I do try to do all the shopping in one hit each time to minimise supermarket visits to two a week where I can. Four full baskets do take some managing though and I'm always relieved to get out of the supermarket and back out into the countryside I have to admit.
As for the Devon car: very quiet. Weekend was disrupted by taking care of this monster for both days: 13 week old Newfoundland. Not mine, she's my Mum's (yes, the crotchety one). She was in dog house after being naughty so it seemed prudent to defuse the situation by nicking her for a bit!
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The rapidly thinning Blue Line!When you open the roof after quite some time, the technique is to put slight upward pressure on the glass with your fingers whilst operating the switch. I don't have a blind over the rear screen and I do the same with that. You say that you left work? Wow, lucky you to still be able to work in these troubled times! Maybe you're in the NHS?
David
The rapidly thinning Blue Line!