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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: iddlesgti on 06 February 2008, 22:43

Title: god i hate induction kits
Post by: iddlesgti on 06 February 2008, 22:43

hi everyone i bought a 1991 gti last week and i was full of water and very sluggish however to today fitted a standard airbox and she is like a whole new car responsive and very quick
but now i can hear all the other problems
1. wheel bearing
2. driveshaft
but i have found out why the pas dont work the belt is slack how hard is this to tighten
cheers fellow GTIers

Title: Re: god i hate induction kits
Post by: richardhammond on 06 February 2008, 22:46

Quote from: iddlesgti on 06 February 2008, 22:43

i was full of water and very sluggish

Sounds like you need a pee mate LOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Title: Re: god i hate induction kits
Post by: Jay on 06 February 2008, 22:58

Wheel bearing is easy enough, just take it to a garage to get it pressed in the drum (assuming its a rear drum brake? probably not so i'm ready to get shot down  :grin: ) will only cost £10 - £ 15 for half hours labour.

Drive shaft, not a fcking scooby on how to sort those  :laugh:
PAS, no idea my car is manual all the way  :grin: But I'm thinking maybe a new belt if your's is slack (stretched?)

The search feature is great  :smiley:   (Unless you are my mother and don't know how to use google  :shocked: )

Title: Re: god i hate induction kits
Post by: barry sprout on 07 February 2008, 00:11

You really need to be doing this sort of stuff at home, unless as Jayton says, it's a very easy job (then why not do it yourself?)

These cars are uneconomical to keep going by paying for other people's labour!

Wheel bearings - knock them out and clean, regrease, replace using old bearing and or appropriate size socket to drift them in. Reassemble, use new split pins. Check play after a few days - tighten spangly nut if needed.

Drive shafts - wots wrong?

Power steering - there is an adjuster bolt to tension belt located on the bracket next to the pump pulley, don't forget to loosen the lock nut on the inside of the bracket beforehand.

Have fun  :laugh:

Title: Re: god i hate induction kits
Post by: iddlesgti on 07 February 2008, 19:04

cheers lads
i want to do all the work my self so ill have a go

Title: shuddering
Post by: iddlesgti on 07 February 2008, 19:06

hi everyone just a quick note if your having problems with shuddering i took my induction kit off and fitted a standard air box and the shuddering has gone!!!
must of been fuel starvation
hope this helps someone

Title: Re: god i hate induction kits
Post by: rubjonny on 08 February 2008, 11:06

there are tons of bolts n stuff for the PAS adjuster, its a right pain in the arse!  There are some nicely hidden ones you get to from above too, just keep loosening stuffs till it moves  :grin: