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lethe

#195435
January 27, 2018, 04:32:04 AM
Quote from: howie on January 27, 2018, 04:13:57 AM
Good morning  [coffee]

My neighbor just bought a Chevy. 

Borrowed a scan tool to do the rear brakes in my Audi.  I hear you can back off the pistons by just applying battery voltage to the motors, I'll let someone else try it first.
You use the laptop and back off the parking brake. You need to have it on a charger though as you have to do it with the engine off and the motor has a pretty high amp draw.
Mess it up and you potentially have to replace a many hundred dollar module. Easy to do correctly if you follow the instructions though.
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ducpainter

#195436
January 27, 2018, 04:54:06 AM
morning
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Howie

#195437
January 27, 2018, 05:02:08 AM
Quote from: lethe on January 27, 2018, 04:32:04 AM
You use the laptop and back off the parking brake. You need to have it on a charger though as you have to do it with the engine off and the motor has a pretty high amp draw.
Mess it up and you potentially have to replace a many hundred dollar module. Easy to do correctly if you follow the instructions though.

That is why I would let someone else try the alternative first.  Easy with the VAG tool, as is bleeding and flushing.  If you let the rear brakes get real low the piston can unscrew from the motor.  At least on a 2010 A4.  Don't ask how I know.

Bick

#195438
January 27, 2018, 06:15:31 AM
MoreNing  [coffee]

What happened to the days when all you needed to back off brake pistons was a block of wood and a c clamp?
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Howie

#195439
January 27, 2018, 06:23:21 AM
Gone with vent windows. 

Truth is that technique only works for calipers that do not include a parking brake.  Those needed to be turned in.

Stella

#195440
January 27, 2018, 07:56:26 AM
Moooorning.    [coffee]


"To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites." ~ Robert Heinlein

LMT

#195441
January 27, 2018, 08:14:08 AM
 [coffee] [coffee] tried to sleep in. Dog and upstairs had other plans.  :'(

Off to the gym in a bit and then to the outlet mall.

Have a day all.

Bick

#195442
January 27, 2018, 08:37:18 AM
Quote from: howie on January 27, 2018, 06:23:21 AM
Gone with vent windows. 

Truth is that technique only works for calipers that do not include a parking brake.  Those needed to be turned in.

Given.  Still, the only need for a laptop in most vehicle repairs should be to watch the YouTube video on how to make said repair.  Damn technology!
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

ducpainter

#195443
January 27, 2018, 08:55:21 AM
Quote from: Bick on January 27, 2018, 08:37:18 AM
Given.  Still, the only need for a laptop in most vehicle repairs should be to watch the YouTube video on how to make said repair.  Damn technology!
Fact is, it's the first tool a technician goes for today...progress. :-\
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


DarkMonster620

#195444
January 27, 2018, 10:15:39 AM
hello . . .

Before I repair, I get a hammer
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Quote from: ducatiz on March 27, 2014, 08:34:34 AMDucati is the pretty girl that can't walk in heels without stumbling. I still love her.
"When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."

Bick

#195445
January 27, 2018, 10:20:17 AM
Quote from: DarkMonster620 on January 27, 2018, 10:15:39 AM
hello . . .

Before I repair, I get hammered

Good plan!  [thumbsup] ;D
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

Howie

#195446
January 27, 2018, 10:24:12 AM
better than getting hammered before the repair...or not ???

Popeye the Sailor

#195447
January 27, 2018, 11:09:22 AM
Nate-you got anything to like to use inside of rusty motorbike gas tanks? I need to redo one.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.

ducpainter

#195448
January 27, 2018, 11:50:44 AM
Quote from: Satellite smithy on January 27, 2018, 11:09:22 AM
Nate-you got anything to like to use inside of rusty motorbike gas tanks? I need to redo one.
I was using POR-15. Did literally hundreds of tanks without issue. Then ethanol came on the scene and people were reporting the coating coming off in sheets. I stopped coating tanks at that point.

Some say the Caswell coating is still impervious, but phosphoric acid under epoxy can also cause adhesion issues, so the rust is still there, just encapsulated. That goes against everything I know, so I have no good recommendation.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Popeye the Sailor

#195449
January 27, 2018, 11:57:56 AM
Well.....shit.

The rust free tanks on ebay cost more'n the bike is worth.
If the state had not cut funding for the mental institutions, this project could never have happened.
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