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administerturbo
06-18-2009, 05:49 PM
caleb was nice enough to not only help me out today but also loan me his garage...

i think it was a good reason to take a vacation day :clap:

http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p167/nmanchin/IMG_0144.jpg

yardsale anyone?
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p167/nmanchin/IMG_0145.jpg
rocketman442
06-18-2009, 06:05 PM
Dang your doin it the hard way.
administerturbo
06-18-2009, 06:24 PM
i wish there was an easy way.
rocketman442
06-18-2009, 09:40 PM
Just slide the radiator support out, put the long 6mm bumper bolts into the radiator support holes and slide the radiator straght out on the bumper bolts. Use the small torx bolts from up by the fender to hold it out. That way you dont have to disconnect any radiator, intercooler hoses, and ya dont have to mess with the condensor or headlights. Otherwise congrats on having the stones to tackle that project, most people wont.
sts 50
06-18-2009, 09:53 PM
Wow! I wish I possesed that level of fearlessness. Did you buy a shop manual? If not, what is your reference source for this project?
SeanB
06-18-2009, 10:04 PM
Wow! I wish I possesed that level of fearlessness. Did you buy a shop manual? If not, what is your reference source for this project?

I dunno about Nate, but my automotive reference manual is located between the ears of that Roy Wendell character. :clap:
ShortysTRM
06-19-2009, 03:20 PM
So, ummm, what're you doing to it? Everyone else seems to know...
sts 50
06-19-2009, 03:41 PM
Timing belt.
SentraWV
06-19-2009, 03:51 PM
So, ummm, what're you doing to it? Everyone else seems to know...

Yeah, I didn't, either, but was too ashamed to ask. :frown:

NP: Bruce Hornsby, "Swan Song"
2ndShot
06-19-2009, 06:11 PM
... to tackle that project, most people wont.

Been there - no fun. Checked with a couple of local garages first, but nobody wanted the job.

Done it the way rocketman described. In my case, the worst part was re-installing the front bumber assembly... definately a two-person job.
administerturbo
06-19-2009, 10:40 PM
timing belt, tensioner, roller, water pump, and serp belt are done! thanks again caleb for the garage and the help!

was a pretty smooth job. certainly glad i did it myself.

scott, normally i just use internet write-ups and the factory manual, which is hard to find on paper now a days so the laptop ends up being the most used tool in the garage... amazing.

taking the entire front rad/fan/condenser support off only took us an extra 45 minutes and you get a much more room to work and a better drain on the rad.

odie, did you do it for a 3.0? nasty compared to the 1.8... eeek
2ndShot
06-20-2009, 12:44 AM
Yep 3.0 - not a horribly difficult job, just eats up 2 full days.

Congrats Nate, you just saved a bunch of $$$!
Hillbilly
06-23-2009, 10:42 PM
That's exactly why I hate working on Audis/VWs.
Jason V
06-24-2009, 04:23 PM
That's exactly why I hate working on Audis/VWs.

LOL Brian has a secret love affair with all things german... it's the thought of working day after day on old Audi 5000 Turbos that get him extra excited!!
administerturbo
06-24-2009, 05:00 PM
5 minute spark plug change though.

brian counters with "yeah, but i can swap the engine in my 2.5 in an hour"

i'm just glad it's done. i'm ready to travel to some events!
Jason V
06-24-2009, 07:45 PM
you are welcome to join Brian and I for the Divisional in Columbus July 11 and 12th...
administerturbo
06-25-2009, 09:45 AM
i might just do that...