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by JonLittlechild
Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:04 pm
Forum: RS4 (B7 Typ 8E) 2006–2008
Topic: How long to carry out battery tray recall ?
Replies: 22
Views: 2443

Re: RE: Re: RE: How long to carry out battery tray recall ?

The 1st is if the battery tray has no cracks - it's repaired just using the special adhesive to prevent any damage. The 2nd is if there are minor cracks - same as the 1st but a special plate will be riveted on to stengthen the area. The 3rd is if the cracks are bigger than 2nd group tolerance. In t...
by JonLittlechild
Fri Feb 13, 2009 5:16 pm
Forum: RS4 (B7 Typ 8E) 2006–2008
Topic: B7 RS4 sport diff?
Replies: 7
Views: 2567

True, but unfortunately it's just a cheap way of preventing wheel spin, not such an effective way of improving forward progression. In the snowy conditions of last week, on one occasion I got to the stage where it was having to apply the brakes to the spinning wheels so much that the car virtually s...
by JonLittlechild
Tue Feb 10, 2009 10:33 pm
Forum: RS4 (B7 Typ 8E) 2006–2008
Topic: B7 RS4 sport diff?
Replies: 7
Views: 2567

Judging by the balance of wheel spinning that occurred in the snow over the last week, I'd say 60/40 rear/front split is probably about right. A rear wheel always started to spin first, even when the front had already driven over the slippery-ness. Then given some beans, a front wheel would join in....
by JonLittlechild
Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:57 pm
Forum: RS4 (B7 Typ 8E) 2006–2008
Topic: Recall's currently ongoing..?
Replies: 15
Views: 1960

Re: Recall's currently ongoing..?

Spare wheel area (didn't get the exact description) I can shed some light on this one for you. Back in July/August last year, I found a crack in the boot floor of my RS4 saloon. If you remove the sponge insert that holds the tyre foam and pump etc you'll see there's a 'tab' welded to the boot floor...

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