I'm a new member doing a full rest. on an S3 its having difficulties remounting the rear brakes onto the diff. and carri

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#2 Re: I'm a new member doing a full rest. on an S3 its having difficulties remounting the rear brakes onto the diff. and c

Post by christopher storey » Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:07 pm

The man you need goes on this site under the name of Barry . He is the expert on all things relating to the S3

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#3 Re: I'm a new member doing a full rest. on an S3 its having difficulties remounting the rear brakes onto the diff. and c

Post by jagwit » Thu Jan 21, 2021 4:44 pm

Those bolts sure are difficult to get in.

I found that running a final tap into the diff makes it just a bit easier to get them in.
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#4 Re: I'm a new member doing a full rest. on an S3 its having difficulties remounting the rear brakes onto the diff. and c

Post by christopher storey » Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:04 pm

I'm sorry , I meant Marek not Barry

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