Your Worst Nightmare!
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Burning Brakes
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Your Worst Nightmare!
After an extensive front-to-back, top-to-bottom, inside and a little bit of outside refresh of my S4 over the past 11 months, my worst nightmare has been realized. When people hear of the scope of what has been touched over those 11 months, it inevitably provokes the question: "did you have any parts left over?".
Turns out that I did.... a 17mm bolt. Now, a 10mm bolt I can live with...but something of this size immediately suggested that I was in trouble. I scoured the underside of the car to no avail, and then I also found the bracket which led me to where I was remiss.
So, with one bracket already tying the exhaust manifold to the bell housing, anybody have an idea of where (or why) this bolt/bracket is needed?
Duh....
Turns out that I did.... a 17mm bolt. Now, a 10mm bolt I can live with...but something of this size immediately suggested that I was in trouble. I scoured the underside of the car to no avail, and then I also found the bracket which led me to where I was remiss.
So, with one bracket already tying the exhaust manifold to the bell housing, anybody have an idea of where (or why) this bolt/bracket is needed?
Duh....
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IIRC it is on the manifold on the other side.
Just checked PET and brackets are placed on the right and left side.
Just checked PET and brackets are placed on the right and left side.
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Does it have the "Do It Yourself" manual transmission, or the superior "Fully Equipped by Porsche" Automatic Transmission?
George Layton March 2014928 Owners are ".....a secret sect of quietly assured Porsche pragmatists who in near anonymity appreciate the prodigious, easy going prowess of the 928."
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What Roger and Rob said.^^^^
NOTE if the bolt goes to the driverside it a lot more difficult to install due to the rack being in the way but it can be done .
NOTE if the bolt goes to the driverside it a lot more difficult to install due to the rack being in the way but it can be done .
Last edited by Mrmerlin; Jan 23, 2014 at 03:50 PM.
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