Lito's MK4 GTI

[blackers10]

you know you want to haha!
at least then today wasn't a complete waste

[Lito]

notes taken.. say no to used salted road driveline parts... check.

Hope it goes down smoothly for you next try mate

Thanks mate, glad others can learn from my mistakes I've been contemplating chucking the fronts in tonight but dunno if I can be arsed bleeding the system again haha

[Lito]

Yeah techs would get a fright working over there, but its was a great way to learn, eyes got opened when I moved here to find stuff just comes off. A (proper) wheel alignment on an Audi quattro over there could take you half a day easy, cut my teeth that way.
Anyway yeah mate, ill hear from ya, hope it all bleeds up ok, if not I can pressure bleed it when I see it next
All the best
Jmac

Yeah must've been hell working against all that rust! I'll definitely get you to pressure bleed the system when you swap boxes. Brake fluid is cheap and nothing beats the pedal feel of a properly bled system! Saw on the FB you're sick too mate, hope you'll feel better soon!

[blackers10]

notes taken.. say no to used salted road driveline parts... check.

Hope it goes down smoothly for you next try mate

[Jmac]

Haha thanks mate, yeah I don't think I'll be buying 2nd hand chassis parts from the uk again (or any region that salts their roads). Rust sucks! Also I looks like I'll need your services in the next few weeks to swap gearboxes

Yeah techs would get a fright working over there, but its was a great way to learn, eyes got opened when I moved here to find stuff just comes off. A (proper) wheel alignment on an Audi quattro over there could take you half a day easy, cut my teeth that way.
Anyway yeah mate, ill hear from ya, hope it all bleeds up ok, if not I can pressure bleed it when I see it next
All the best
Jmac

[Lito]

Welcome to my world good luck with it mate

Jmac

Haha thanks mate, yeah I don't think I'll be buying 2nd hand chassis parts from the uk again (or any region that salts their roads). Rust sucks! Also I looks like I'll need your services in the next few weeks to swap gearboxes

[Jmac]

Yeah, pretty frustrating but on the plus side I'm a lot more confident now with the brakes and the bleeding process. The eBay picture for the new calipers shows both bleed nipples and brake lines removed so I know I won't have this problem again

Welcome to my world good luck with it mate

Jmac

[Lito]

Aw devistated! but thats cars I guess

Yeah, pretty frustrating but on the plus side I'm a lot more confident now with the brakes and the bleeding process. The eBay picture for the new calipers shows both bleed nipples and brake lines removed so I know I won't have this problem again

[14nce]

Aw devistated! but thats cars I guess

[Lito]

Well not really, not at all actually haha.

I got both the rears in, then I went to bleed the rears just to get excess air out and one of the bleed nipple literally snapped off! I tried to get it out with an easy out and snapped that off in there as well. Ended up making quite a mess of it so I decided to give up and I ordered another set off eBay. These ones seem in much better condition anyway. Whole thing will be postponed until new rear calipers arrive. This is what the rears looked before I had to take it all apart again.




Was quite a fustrating weekend lol

[14nce]

You done? Photos!

[VWindahouse]

Bout time you crazy Bastard

And yes, totes had ventilated rear Audi rotors yeeeeaaaarrss before you

[dylan8]

nice!
Keen to see how the colour combo looks

[Lito]

About to start this.... Hope I don't die

[Lito]

Rest of my brake setup arrived today



Big thanks to bug_racer (euro revolution) sorted me out all the bits I needed at a great price! Got it all way cheaper than ECS!

.. One question though, I'm not quite sure what those washers are for? Came with 4 of them