Ryans MK2 GTI

[Jarred]

good to see!

[ryana89]

Love the tshirt lol

Suitable shirt, for suitable VW work

[ryana89]

I've been lazy and putting this off so, the rear rotors/bearing/pads got replaced today.
Was meant to be done a month ago, but I had to wait for a torque wrench (Ryans new favourite toy)

Old vs new


Yay


Glad I did it, the inner hub seal appeared to have let go and the inner bearing wasn't great.
Need help bleeding the brakes though, the 'One man brake bleed kit' was useless.

Big order from GAP, coming up soon, I hope.
(PS, Dom, the pads taken off the car are made by a company called Textar?)

[golfmeup]

Nice work Ryan! amazing what jobs become easy after you have a torque wrench handy!
I can remember working on my first car, a 74 beetle and using a big bit of pipe attached over the end of a socket wrench to undo the rear wheel bearings.

I would have hit the calipers with some engine enamel as well. Gun Metal or something would look sweet and finish it off.

[Domel]

Hey Ryan,

Thanks for the feedback - AFAIK, Textar are a German OEM brand, I know they do pads for BMWs and Mercs as well - do they create a lot of dust? My wheels get very dirty with brake dust over the course of a typical week.

Sorry, haven't had a chance to check the ignition lock housing, yet, but will get onto it sometime this coming weekend, I hope.

Good job as always, mate!

[ryana89]

I would have hit the calipers with some engine enamel as well. Gun Metal or something would look sweet and finish it off.

I thought about it, even have a spare can of black caliper paint. Maybe next time, when I rebuild the calipers.
I've heard about the rear axle/shaft nut on bugs, the torque figures are massive! (a mans weight on the end of a 1ft pipe?)

Hey Ryan,

Thanks for the feedback - AFAIK, Textar are a German OEM brand, I know they do pads for BMWs and Mercs as well - do they create a lot of dust? My wheels get very dirty with brake dust over the course of a typical week.

Sorry, haven't had a chance to check the ignition lock housing, yet, but will get onto it sometime this coming weekend, I hope.

Good job as always, mate!

That's cool, now I know they were decent quality pads.
I would have to say they don't create too much dust, but I only travel about 100km tops per week.

[Vilz]

Where did you get the torque wrench from as I am planning on doing the work as you just did?

Thnaks

[ryana89]

Where did you get the torque wrench from as I am planning on doing the work as you just did?

Thnaks

It's a Kinchrome wrench I picked it up off ebay.
It's a 3/8 drive 5-80 ft/lb version.

Kincrome Micrometer Torque Wrench 3/8" Square Drive | eBay

Be aware though, that seller mucked me around for over a month before sending it.

[Vilz]

Cool, thanks. Did you need any other specific tools for the job?

[ryana89]

Did you need any other specific tools for the job?

Certainly did.
Pretty much all the tool's/chemicals in this thread.

Golf Rear Disk Brakes MKIII

[Lilquakes]

look damn fine! good job with all the mods! i cant wait to get a mk2 myself!

[ryana89]

New goodies from the UK arrived today,

-Black Sunvsors that havn't melted like my current/crap 'tan' ones
-New window 'cradle' frames
-And some new Bosch plugs from work

look damn fine! good job with all the mods! i cant wait to get a mk2 myself!

Thanks dude!
They're great little cars

[ryana89]

Man oh man, feels like christmas, more parts arrived!



Enough oil filters to last a life time and just about everything I need to fix up most of the loose ends with the MK2.

[Vilz]

Nice one mate! GAP? What are their delivery costs like?

Cheers

[ryana89]

Nice one mate! GAP? What are their delivery costs like?

Yep, big gap buy
Was around $120 (USD) for $350 (USD) worth of parts.