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when turning it backwards the front wheel turned too,
yes they do that! it also showed you that the 4wd system is connected and should be in full working order.Oh yes, And welcome to the wonderful world of Syncro ownership, your life will never be the same again! [
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btw, I notice the ‘Syncro’ wing badges are missing! if you want a pair of s/h ones you can have them for the cost of the postage. ChrisThanks Chris. I’m at work – whats your excuse for being up?
Now that I appear to be getting over my illness for the time being, I am all excited about going into my workshop again, there are things in there that people have been waiting for me to do for them for
a couple of months or more [
]Q) If there isn’t free movement on the clutch arm, does this indicate cable adjustment required?
A) Yes it does, the arm should hang down supported by the cable and there should be about 15 to 20 mm upward movement on the arm before it contacts the internal clutch release mechanism, say about a good 1/2 inch
Q) The oil light and water temperature lights flash on start-up but go out soon after – is this normal?
A) Yes, if they go out after a few seconds, its a lamp self check thing.
Q) The clutch bites very high on pedal travel.
A) Check the adjustment, there should be 15 to 20mm free movement on the clutch arm at the gearbox end.
Q) Power steering squeals on full lock.
A) The power steering belt is either worn or slack, adjust or replace.
If you still need floorpanels have a look here
http://www.artaparts.nl – then click on VW / Golf 2 – then scroll through the pages untill you reach items with the part nunbers
9521741 & 42 and 9521751/52/53/54/61/62These are all various pieces that replace parts of the floor panel, just click on the thumbnail to enlarge the photo.
btw these are pattern parts so the fit may not be the greatest in the world
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Originally posted by 1.8TsyncroB3As soon as I have my eccentric bolts in hand, i’ll be fiddling with my rear beam to see how the alignment is affected. I’ll try to develop some sort of chart or graph to indicate the relation between toe and camber as the car is lowered, with the goal of determining how much adjustment is needed at each bushing to bring the alignment back to spec. (something I’ve wanted to do for a long time [
])If you would please Les that would be so helpful for everyone. [
]Not yet! I just had an e-mail from Rob saying the parcel had been returned to him as it was not correctly adressed, will post more as I find out.
195×50-15 are the optimum size for the tyres, with rims to suit, these sizes are readily available for not a lot of money.
You dont really need any larger than 195 as you are driving through all 4 of them, or maybe 205 tyres if you really feel the need to go that little bit bigger.
Mind you once you start going above 15 inch rims & and 195/205 tyres things start getting a lot more expensive.
Does anyone know what the maximum adjustment (from the standard camber) the offset bush will accomodate? I dont think that there can be 11mm of adjustment, which is what you get with only 1 set of the offset bolts,
And if you ensure that the slot for the bolt to move up and down in is vertical then I dont think that it will alter the toe in? I’m not 100?% sure on that perhaps maybe Les or someone can say for sure,
I cant wait to get my (new) rear axle modded to fit these bolts, at least it is still on my workbench and not mounted under the car yet, I am also quite pleased I only gave the wishbone a couple of coats of Hammerite and didnt get it powder coated, phew.Here are some of the pictures
And you will find more pictures here
http://www2.plus8.net/jpegstore/uk/vwsyncro_chriss/p_thumbnails.asp?archive=Technical+info&page=1&strSearch=&pass_view=My part numbers came from the latest 2007 version of ETKA, Cough, Cough, ‘the one at the VW dealers’ and are from the rear suspension of the 2006 Audi A6Q
Just out of interest Les in Canada got these part numbers from his source
8E0 501 387B Eccentric Bolt
4B0 501 385 Eccentric Washer
N 906 350 01 NutEngine runs v. hot and fan cuts in way too late .. dodgy thermostat me thinks
or maybe pump drive belt or even waterpump
Quote/ Am I the only person that finds them self wishing they had more room to store parts and cars???
I wish [
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Once you own a Syncro there is never enough room, every yes every syncro owner that I have ever met has had greatest difficulty trying to walk round in their garage/shed without falling over some VW or Syncro related part or other, in some extreem cases its difficult to close the door without moving something out of the way []
