F17BAD G3 GTI. S3 TURBO

[Bellend]

Did you use loctite on the cailper bolts.

yeah i got locktite on those plue the carrier bolts

That is the carrier that's moved tho? 

[AudiA8Quattro]

You shouldn't need loctite on the carrier bolts, they are tight.
The caliper bolts need loctite.

[F17BAD]

we were bloody shocked TBH


Re the Rad, my bad really, i had developed a leak, and was topping up on water till i got round to fitting the new Rad, guess too much water in the system, the one night of -12 did the obvious


all good results in the end tho, car is now running to perfection once again, its also had a service with genuine VW parts, oild etc... all good at the mo

tomo ill be giving it a good clean..

also got this kit as one of my gifts at Xmas... cant wait to use it, gonna go on a quick course before i use it tho, just so i can learn the right way..

http://www.monzacarcare.com/machine-polishing-3/dodo-juice-rotary-starter-polishing-kit/0/


@audi quattro, if thats the case why do the bolts you get with genuine pads have locktite on the threads when u buy em 

[F17BAD]

Did you use loctite on the cailper bolts.

yeah i got locktite on those plue the carrier bolts

That is the carrier that's moved tho? 

Yeah the whole lot had moved, the bolts that are allen key ones which hold the carrier to the car were the ones missing, i also dab a lil sealent on the 2 13mm bolts that hold the caliper centre to the carrier.. if this makes sense

[Bellend]

I see what you were saying. Lucky though, sharp corner and not expecting it. 

we were bloody shocked TBH


Re the Rad, my bad really, i had developed a leak, and was topping up on water till i got round to fitting the new Rad, guess too much water in the system, the one night of -12 did the obvious


all good results in the end tho, car is now running to perfection once again, its also had a service with genuine VW parts, oild etc... all good at the mo

tomo ill be giving it a good clean..

also got this kit as one of my gifts at Xmas... cant wait to use it, gonna go on a quick course before i use it tho, just so i can learn the right way..

http://www.monzacarcare.com/machine-polishing-3/dodo-juice-rotary-starter-polishing-kit/0/


@audi quattro, if thats the case why do the bolts you get with genuine pads have locktite on the threads when u buy em 

Yeah mate, they are the calliper bolts, which need loctite.

The carrier bolts don't apparently which when thinking  about it most don't.....

[F17BAD]

i know the bar stewards were tight as a nuns ass hole

the caliper made a nice grinding mark on the inner wheel, thank got i have the winter rims on and not my porkers

[AudiA8Quattro]

we were bloody shocked TBH


Re the Rad, my bad really, i had developed a leak, and was topping up on water till i got round to fitting the new Rad, guess too much water in the system, the one night of -12 did the obvious


all good results in the end tho, car is now running to perfection once again, its also had a service with genuine VW parts, oild etc... all good at the mo

tomo ill be giving it a good clean..

also got this kit as one of my gifts at Xmas... cant wait to use it, gonna go on a quick course before i use it tho, just so i can learn the right way..

http://www.monzacarcare.com/machine-polishing-3/dodo-juice-rotary-starter-polishing-kit/0/


@audi quattro, if thats the case why do the bolts you get with genuine pads have locktite on the threads when u buy em 

As Bellend just said, the caliper bolts need loctite, they are only about 20lb ft.
The carrier bolts(allen heads) are 60ft lb(i might be wrong), but they are tight and don't need loctite.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Correction the carrier bolts are 65nm or about 48lb ft, if tightened with a torque wrench, they shouldn't come loose!!

[F17BAD]

ahh i see, yeah mate thats what i meant, a bit of confusion their, it was the 2 Allen head bolts which were gone (the ones that dont have locktite as standard)

they very extreeeeeeemly tight around 3 month ago, as i hammered the allen key - to nthe point i was worried id not get them off again  , i could no way get my torque wrench in that tight area

[Diamond Hell]

So you over-tightened the bolts and stretched the threads, which is why they came loose.

I've had a rear caliper carrier bolt come loose on a test run in my Golf before - makes an almighty racket when it comes loose - every time you let off it goes 'clonk' into the wheel.  You must have had some bangin' choons on in your car not to notice it happening.

As for progressively thinning your coolant down to water through winter oop norf.