'How do do...' tech articles

[Golich]

Guys,

I've just completed fitting the RS4 suspension to my B5 S4. very happy with the results given the cost to replace all four springs and dampers at £470.

Granted it's not the best set up in the world but it is a huge inprovement on the stock S4 suspension which had been shot from 35K miles [img]images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] A lot less dive under braking and roll on cornering with the added advantage of being subtly lower and to the untrained eye looks like stock Audi suspension. So no isurance issues.

Anyway, in the process of doing this I found I need to replace a lower ball joint, the outer CV boots, the disks the pads I also flushed the fluid.

I had some major problems and learned a hell of a lot of things not noted in any of the Audi World tech articles and official Audi Erwin manuals and discovered what the Audi techs do to get round some of these problems. (It's not what you want to hear if your footing the bill!!)

I was thinking about making some tech articles and took over 50 pics. (A picture is a thousand words) I wondered if there would be any interest in generating the following articles:

1 Pads, disks and fluid replacement,
2 CV boot/joint replacement (without the so called special tool required) (Different joint from that on Audi world article)
3.RS4 dampers and shock replacement (without so called special Audi tools - and loads more difficulties with apparently notoriously seized bolts)
4. Wheel hub removal whithout destroying seized ABS sensor and without removing dash.
5. Front bumper removal and alignment / checking intercoolers.
6. Headlight removal
7. Engine splash guard removal for checking on oil leaks and turbo hoses / 5000 mile oil change between official services.
8. Lower ball joint replacement
9. Zenon Headlight senor locations and removal
10. Testing turbo dump valves and checking throttle body boot (TBB) for turbo destroying ruptures/spits
11. Logging boost pressure and interpreting using VAG COM diagnostic software
12. Fitting APR centre vent boost gauge

I've done everything bar 4,5,9 & 11 But will have over the next couple of weeks.

I've put a post requesting a tech scetion in the sugestions section of the forum. But I thought I'd share my expereince cos it saved me a fortune - I reckon well over £1K! [img]images/graemlins/jump.gif[/img]

Which all goes towards the wide one [img]images/graemlins/bowdown.gif[/img]

[jeffw]

I'd love to any and all these articles...... [img]images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]images/graemlins/thumbs.gif[/img]

[DuncS3]

yes, sounds interesting

Dunc [img]images/graemlins/s3addict.gif[/img]

[SimonS4MTM]

All help is always welcome in my opinion

[Dippy]

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