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Many Thanks Silverbullet for the Torque range, was real worried about over doing it.


Got some grey Dirko so I'll do as you suggest

Have just done Oil change & was hoping to have sorted this pesky leak!

All the best

Hi All I have a Tdi sump on my gti conversion The sump has a blank plate where the oil drain from the turbo would have gone I have just replaced with new gasket and is still leaking. & worried about over tightening with it being an alloy sump. What is the correct torque for these bolts? having t...

Just got back from 2 weeks of trouble free driving in France and approaching Calais ferry terminal I had a skid mark enducing food to the floor, where the F have the brakes gone moment. This happend twice but not on the drive back from Dover. The master cylinder was replaced last year. No loss of fl...

Hi, Just in the process of process of refurbing the gear linkage & have cleaned up the caked shifter box which had a mixture of solid white gunk and thick grey gunk fouling it. What is the recommended grease for this area and the various bushes. I used standard grease a couple of years ago when ...

Do you have a 5 speed gear lever and 5 speed linkage bars ? Not sure on the actual gear lever just know the gubbins in the greasy box are 5 speed type mated to a 4 speed box. The van is an 84 and has the main linkages without any bellows/gaitors over the bushes the 2nd gear is a bit of a dog leg ac...

I am having difficulty selecting 2nd gear especially since replacing the 2 nylon bushes & the uj in the linkage. I have also renewed the onion. What's odd with my van is that the selector controls are the 5 speed type but the box is a 4 speed that has recently been renovated by Aidan The selecto...

Depends on what torques range you need, but Halfords professional are made by Norbar in the UK who make some of the best torque wrenches. I have just had a quick look through the haynes and with the exception of the rear hubs, it would seem as though up to 200nm would do pretty much all the jobs. F...

Evening peeps,

I could do with getting a torque wrench, but not knowing anything about them has anyone got any recommendations for one that has a is suitable range for use on our vans.

If you're going to do one you should really do the other if you can. I was surprised how easy the whole thing was Yup, I plan to. I will do the side that was binding last year first ,as I have bought a repair kit with 2 pistons. Will wait to order the rebuild kit for the other side until both sides...

Whilst swapping out the steering bushes for poly ones I noticed one of the bellows was spit.

Looks like its going to fail its MOT on Monday now

Anyhoo, I am reading conflicting info as to what grease to use to smear the rack?

Cheers peeps

Thanks Bigherb I'll have a better look later

I seem to have bosch calipers fitted on my van http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s580/badgerfax/20170624_154923_zpseq3z23d5.jpg http://i1306.photobucket.com/albums/s580/badgerfax/20170624_155223%201_zpswspuqtsw.jpg one of them could do with a refurb I am not sure if the standard 2 piston Budweg re...

Soon after getting this van around 4 years ago It suffered a snapped anti roll bar drop link on the off side, This followed a long hot journey from Kent to North Devon. Today after another long hot journey the exact same side has gone again. The replacement was from Just campers and came in a 2 pack...

Just the thing

Thanks for the heads up.

I want to get rid of the oil filler tube from the sump as it sits very close to the alternator belt. As my engine is due an oil change i'd like to get on with it. I need a flange for the job, Anyone know if the EGR delete ones will fit? 038 131 925 Or does anyone have a oil filler gasket handy they ...