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APut it this way. I changed the discs pads etc all around on the wife’s GTD back in 2018 and I re-used those carrier bolts , but didn’t...
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AAJB replied to the thread Is there a guide on changing Rear Discs on A3.I think those spline bolts for the carriers are meant to be single use too, so it's either buying 4 of them or 2 hub bolts (unless the...
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AIf you didn’t mind buying 2 new bolts for the hub then I’d be inclined to do it the way I did above (I had no option tho as the bearing...
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AAJB replied to the thread Is there a guide on changing Rear Discs on A3.That's kind of what I was picturing, and I can visualise the discs fouling on the hub as I've failed to tilt discs outwards for that...
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AThe bearing/hub are one piece. When you try to tilt the disc outwards it fouls on the hub behind it, however once the hub is free move...
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AAJB replied to the thread Is there a guide on changing Rear Discs on A3.I wonder which is less hassle?! That or the carrier (working on driveway, so no access for a breaker bar straight downwards for the...
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AWheel off Centre hub cap prised off Long beaker bar plus even longer tube on it The centre hub bolt is torqued at 200nm then angle...
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AAJB replied to the thread Is there a guide on changing Rear Discs on A3.What's involved in getting the bearing and hub off? Is that an easier way to do the discs than battling with the carrier holder bolts...
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AOnly if the A3 is quattro The bearing was removed to fit the new back shields. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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ALol it’s a Vag group car built with the same components as an A3. So yes it’s relevant to the OP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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AI agree, I've had VW and Audi cars for a good many years now so have most of the tools I need to do routine maintenance. But it annoys...
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AOh dear. Mea culpa. Plugs are 12 mm not 14, so the lower torque figures quoted by Mazman and A.JB are indeed those recommended by NGK...
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AAJB replied to the thread EA211 1.4 TFSI Spark Plug Torque.Ah - cool - great. You wrote that whilst I was posting the photo of the size of mine!! Either way, I'm sure yours is fine, I'm sure...
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AAJB replied to the thread EA211 1.4 TFSI Spark Plug Torque.Just went out and checked, and the ones I took out of mine last time are M12. Don't know if your slightly later 150bhp has different...
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AAJB replied to the thread EA211 1.4 TFSI Spark Plug Torque.This is the thread where someone said that NGK said 20Nm...
