Sean's (& Ed's & Scott's) Astor GTi6

[vlj]

Surely tracking is the cause of pulling you though..? I don't see what else would, my tracking is so far out that if you were to let go of the steering wheel you would very quickly find yourself in the nearest hedge.

[Niall]

not always vaughn. Could be badly worn tyre from previous bad tracking, sticking calliper (thats what mine is doing at the moment) or something bent.

[vlj]

not always vaughn. Could be badly worn tyre from previous bad tracking, sticking calliper (thats what mine is doing at the moment) or something bent.

Hm okay, I guess those are valid too! Brake cleaner will solve the calliper, or at least it did for me.

[Niall]

nah this calliper is properly wrecked. its wrecked a set of pads in 1k. needs a new calliper and discs and pads

[vlj]

nah this calliper is properly wrecked. its wrecked a set of pads in 1k. needs a new calliper and discs and pads

Sucks to be youuuuu!
Are you bringing it tomorrow?

/hijack Ed's thread.

[Curt]

Just swap it for Scott's? He'll never know as you bought the same car and put the same wheels on.


/Troll

[Niall]

nah this calliper is properly wrecked. its wrecked a set of pads in 1k. needs a new calliper and discs and pads

Sucks to be youuuuu!
Are you bringing it tomorrow?

/hijack Ed's thread.

Nah. Will be in the silver weapon. I'm taking Scott and Kim down with me.

[Scott]

Just swap it for Scott's? He'll never know as you bought the same car and put the same wheels on.


/Troll

Oh look my car has acquired some gaz coilovers

[Ed Doe]

ffs! lol

it's not pulling at all Vaughan, it tracks straight, it pulls a bit over cambered road surfaces/lines etc imo cause Of the topmounts and the low profile tyres but feel free to correct me here.

The clonk doesn't happen under braking, only turning...

[vlj]

ffs! lol

it's not pulling at all Vaughan, it tracks straight, it pulls a bit over cambered road surfaces/lines etc imo cause Of the topmounts and the low profile tyres but feel free to correct me here.

The clonk doesn't happen under braking, only turning...

haha sorry I just reread your post I thought you said it was pulling. ma baaaaaad!

[Niall]

Ed your a liar. You've titled this thread eds minty (fully working).
2 things. Firstly, does your aircon work? Didn't think so...there for the title should be eds minty (sort of working)
Secondly, I can confirm it does not smell or taste of mint

[Matt]

Just swap it for Scott's? He'll never know as you bought the same car and put the same wheels on.


/Troll

flol

[Ed Doe]

Ed your a liar. You've titled this thread eds minty (fully working).
2 things. Firstly, does your aircon work? Didn't think so...there for the title should be eds minty (sort of working)
Secondly, I can confirm it does not smell or taste of mint

Must....resist....increasing....warning....level.....for......troll......

[Niall]

Ed your a liar. You've titled this thread eds minty (fully working).
2 things. Firstly, does your aircon work? Didn't think so...there for the title should be eds minty (sort of working)
Secondly, I can confirm it does not smell or taste of mint

Must....resist....increasing....warning....level.....for......troll......

Go on I dare ya. And then see how much real life trolling happens over the coming weeks!
Anyway it's not trolling. Just stating the 100% true facts

[Ed Doe]

Keep on topic you big gaylord!

[Jimmyboycheck]

i would say drive shaft if its knocking on and off at full lock. with out hearing or seeing I am guessing.....

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an yeah so now its knock knock not tap tap?

[Matt]

Even trolling from jimmy.... Haha

[Ed Doe]

i would say drive shaft if its knocking on and off at full lock. with out hearing or seeing I am guessing.....

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an yeah so now its knock knock not tap tap?

FUUUUU!!
yeah it's near full lock, damn thats annoying, driveshafts are a cnut IIRC... Still, mightaswell do my lower engine mount at the same time seeing as the lot will be out... I've been meaning to do the gearbox oil too, so another excuse!

[samass]

Meh, driveshafts aren't that bad a job! I've done them like three times now, happy to lend a hand

[Grant]

Are you sure it's a knocking and not more of a mellow tapping?

[samass]

You mean furious tapping?

[Grant]

No mate, that is what I'm gonna be doing to eds arse later on...

[samass]

I want to join in

[Alee83]

Mine is doing the same clunking Ed.... Been driving me mad for 3 weeks now! Just presumed it would be drive shaft/shafts... Bloody get everything else sorted, then this happens! pfft...

[Niall]

Can I just point out, your title says fully working. It's not. The air con doesn't work therefore this is a false representation of a fully working gti. Please edit this now.

[Ed Doe]

Thanks for that Niall Yours still may not be though we'll see when you finally get round to regassing it! Mind I doubt you'll be doing that for a while now with the weather being so shit!!

Small update;

I, Mr. #redlineateveryopportunity #spendsmoretimeonwrongsideoftheroadovertakingeverythingonthewaytowork --Doe have officially managed 375miles from 51litres!!! This is NUTS on my commute in general, it's all windy twisty A-roads, dotted along with little villages, and plenty of up and down hills, so I spend a lot of time up and down the gears, accelerating and decelerating, even when I'm behaving myself. It's also only 17miles or so, so a lot of that is spent on the heat-up cycle, when the engine is less efficient too, so I'm pretty chuffed with that figure!! Using my regular calculator http://www.torquecars.com/tools/uk-mpg-calculator.php that works out as a shade over 33mpg, which for me is incredible (remember on the same commute earlier in the summer when I was only using the car for sunny days I was averaging something like 23mpg.....!!!

I think this weekend I'll be swapping the stock airbox on and raising the ride height, copper slipping up the coilover threads, softening the damping rates right up and popping the clones back on for the winter months! Hopefully I'll get some photos over the weekend if I remember

[kernow_joe]

That's a lot more than I Ever get! I'd be pleased with 23mpg tbh!

[Niall]

feeling smug i got 39mpg on the way to fcs

and how do you know mine doesnt work?

[Ed Doe]

feeling smug i got 39mpg on the way to fcs

and how do you know mine doesnt work?

Cause you've not regassed it, so there's still no gas from when you swapped to your new pipe?

[Niall]

how do you know ive not regassed it?