I feel your frustration Baz. I’ve been there with those bolts and bearings. But luckily for me it’s been on a Audi TT a few Passats and an Audi Q3 so I took the hub carrier off and sorted it out on the bench. Keep doing what you’re doing and stay safe and sane.
Had a terrible day myself , bought myself a car 3 months ago, and today on my way to the garage the crank bolt broke , and yes the timing belt and bolt brandnew , no 16 valves hit there head on the pistons 😂, happy friday mate
I want one of those cars, a 3.0tdi 270bhp. Interesting they used TTY bolts on the wheel hub with all of the variances in temperature, they're always going to seize through, like you pointed out... The steel of the other parts, thanks for the heads up, when I do get one, I'll know what to expect when it comes to the maintenance. Great channel. 👍
Brings me back to my days of when I was working on Bentleys. Did these kind of jobs so much that I remembered all the torque specs, I knew what they were going to be before you even mentioned it 😂 Luckily never had to come across caliper bolts snapping but had many upper suspension pinch bolt issues...standard on any VAG car 😂 also had similar issues with the wheel bearing seizing in the hub carrier.
Don’t you just love steel in alloy Baz I like my TTs every time I go to work on my car I buy all the bolts first they cost a small fortune from Audi and because I’m a private repairer now TPS won’t serve me which is a sore point round here they used to but their now up their own arse if you buy bulk stock which you would use it’s a lot cheaper you probably already know that great vid Baz stay safe mate 👍
Had a shop like yours for 30 years Baz - resistance is futile - failure not an option 😊 Good stuff, real as it gets - Btw which model thermal camera are you using please ?
that's the worst thing in the world for a mechanic when a bolt snaps off great video tho using heat induction is the future much quicker then using a blow torch
@@bazmeredith Sorry but have to disagree, the bolt was where you didn't want the heat. If you heated the knuckle the aluminium would have expanded away from the steel bolt and losened it. You did the opposite and expanded the bolt in the hole making it tighter and softened the bolt with heat at the same time. It was then bound to shear off. Don't forget Aluminum expands twice as much as steel for the same temp rise. Accept the machine wouldn't heat aluminum and you don't want to use a blowlamp in that area but I've had success with a powerful hot air gun in a few similar situations almost negating fire and damage to other components.
Compared to here in the Netherlands Baz, nothing there is expensive. I have a 2 year old Peugeot 3008 hybrid. They have just charged me €680 for the standard 2 year service. I was a master tech at Peugeot 30 years ago so you can imagine my surprise. Time to get back on the spanners I think. 😂.
@ Nar, just oil, filters and brake fluid change. Here we pay £50 a month car tax and £86 a month for insurance. Our friends have a 10 year old Dacia jogger and they have just been quoted between €1500 and €2000 for a timing belt change. Really enjoy your videos, it brings back many happy ( painful ) memories. Cheers.
To think that I thought swapping the iron knuckles on my 98 a6 for the later alu ones would be any upgrade. Never thought I would be saying thank F it's just rust......
@bazmeredith probably the biggest and best slide hammer ive ever used, highly consider getting one👍 i know youve got a sudorf rep, his dad used to be mine👌🤘
Nice car but as they age starting to cost money it all adds up with German cars so much complex technology imo not really required i stick with Japanese and have had very few issues in 16 years of having Suzuki's and a Toyota.
Mechanics is an interesting job to be in.. one day is brilliant, and the other day u want to run 🏃♂️ for the hills and quit... lol 😂.. oh look at all the tools u bought...
Why not change the full hub? My A6 is a C6 2011, with 190k miles & all the original hubs. I did 1 front & 1 rear. They came off much easier than that. No heat, a bit of Pocket rocket on the bolts. I'm not a mechanic & I did it on axle stands whilst sat on my arse.
Don’t know who you use as factors and not talking that on here but we did a pair of four pot callipers on one of the last Shoguns the other day, price was amazing, new range either Febi or FAI
Not a job for the faint hearted, can't imagine your average DIY mechanic being able to get those bolts out. I'd be nervous about weakening steel or alloy parts heating them up so much, is that me being stupid?
Having the necessary tools when things go pear shaped is a good send 👍 cracking job as usual ,👌
Galvanic corrosion, 2 dissimilar metals = a bad day!
Nice work as always Baz.
wish I knew a mechanic as professional as you near me! Great content as always.
@@danbarnes4069 appreciate this 🤙
I agree, he's worth going a couple of hundred miles (or more) out of your way to take your car to him.
You’ve made this challenging task look simple! Excellent work Baz!
I feel your frustration Baz. I’ve been there with those bolts and bearings. But luckily for me it’s been on a Audi TT a few Passats and an Audi Q3 so I took the hub carrier off and sorted it out on the bench. Keep doing what you’re doing and stay safe and sane.
That Pichler inductor looks handy as heck Baz.
I'm a motorcycle bloke myself , or so i thought. Now i can say i'm an engine bloke. You make it very interesting & entertaining. Cheers.
Thanks baz important message there to keep pushing on regardless it makes the weekends better
Great video.all the years working o. Audi s .never had carrier bolt brake 😲😲🍺
Had a terrible day myself , bought myself a car 3 months ago, and today on my way to the garage the crank bolt broke , and yes the timing belt and bolt brandnew , no 16 valves hit there head on the pistons 😂, happy friday mate
I want one of those cars, a 3.0tdi 270bhp. Interesting they used TTY bolts on the wheel hub with all of the variances in temperature, they're always going to seize through, like you pointed out... The steel of the other parts, thanks for the heads up, when I do get one, I'll know what to expect when it comes to the maintenance. Great channel. 👍
Brings me back to my days of when I was working on Bentleys. Did these kind of jobs so much that I remembered all the torque specs, I knew what they were going to be before you even mentioned it 😂
Luckily never had to come across caliper bolts snapping but had many upper suspension pinch bolt issues...standard on any VAG car 😂 also had similar issues with the wheel bearing seizing in the hub carrier.
@nasirzamir5311 oh the long 8mm holding the upper arms 🤣🤣
One of my trainer always told me, the right tool for the right job, and i totally agree. Great job Mr Baz !
@@nelfurdui cheers buddy
Wouldn't have put new front pads on those severely lipped front discs, pads and discs were required!
Great video again, typical Friday! 👍
Hi, was waiting to see you doing the centre drive shaft nut the 180 degrees, that would have been nice.👍
great job as always lad keep up the great work
My carrier bolts were the same but thankfully came out no issues. Seemed to be a kind of salt.
another top thorough job baz great work
your welcome
Watching SPR autos, shocked a dodgy bolt with a Snap on impact, I reckon that with the pickler would be a good combination
Ye there's many methods I might give it a go but this was stupid
😂😂I like all days equally as I work nights... Just hate it when bolts snap as that only means an easy job just turned into a shite job
Baz the induction heater is like black magic, but why do you not cold water quench from cherry red to shock the dis-similar metal corrosion?
heat is your friend when seized parts are concerned, nice job and patients required.
Don’t you just love steel in alloy Baz I like my TTs every time I go to work on my car I buy all the bolts first they cost a small fortune from Audi and because I’m a private repairer now TPS won’t serve me which is a sore point round here they used to but their now up their own arse if you buy bulk stock which you would use it’s a lot cheaper you probably already know that great vid Baz stay safe mate 👍
I hate Fridays and I hate Mondays... I hate Mondays because I'm back at work but I hate Fridays because you know something is gonna go tits up!! 😂👍
@@ast6537 😂😂
That’s why they’re called fucked up Fridays
100% 😂 ☹️🤬🙈🤬🤬
L.M.F.A.O.
It’s Mr cool guy Baz doing his fixing thing 👍🏻
"Jiggery pokery" is now officially in my vocabulary!
And, Skullduggery ! Always makes me giggle ! 🍻🇬🇧
Nice work bro love the content 🔥
👍 have a good weekend Baz
Nice one baz, as you say keep your head up
Baz you're a star
Good advice ta
Had a shop like yours for 30 years Baz - resistance is futile - failure not an option 😊
Good stuff, real as it gets - Btw which model thermal camera are you using please ?
It's off Amazon it is buddy, there is a link in my linktree which is in my bio
that's the worst thing in the world for a mechanic when a bolt snaps off great video tho using heat induction is the future much quicker then using a blow torch
Any 1 hour job can turn into a 1 day ordeal when you break a bolt. 😢
Hey Baz another great video!
How did you remove the brake disc with carrier still on?
@@darren040680 with the lower bolt removed I just about managed to squeeze the disc out by lifting the carrier up
Thanks for the quick reply. Good to know you can do that.
Have a great weekend.
Let’s get it sent 🤙
Heating the caliper carrier would have been better than heating the head of the bolt.
I do like that machine.
@@tam1381 the bolt was seized in the steering knuckle I needed to get heat into the bolt buddy
@@bazmeredith Sorry but have to disagree, the bolt was where you didn't want the heat. If you heated the knuckle the aluminium would have expanded away from the steel bolt and losened it. You did the opposite and expanded the bolt in the hole making it tighter and softened the bolt with heat at the same time. It was then bound to shear off. Don't forget Aluminum expands twice as much as steel for the same temp rise. Accept the machine wouldn't heat aluminum and you don't want to use a blowlamp in that area but I've had success with a powerful hot air gun in a few similar situations almost negating fire and damage to other components.
Compared to here in the Netherlands Baz, nothing there is expensive. I have a 2 year old Peugeot 3008 hybrid. They have just charged me €680 for the standard 2 year service. I was a master tech at Peugeot 30 years ago so you can imagine my surprise. Time to get back on the spanners I think. 😂.
@@terryjones6504 flippin heck they mush have done a timing belt in that as well
@ Nar, just oil, filters and brake fluid change.
Here we pay £50 a month car tax and £86 a month for insurance.
Our friends have a 10 year old Dacia jogger and they have just been quoted between €1500 and €2000 for a timing belt change.
Really enjoy your videos, it brings back many happy ( painful ) memories. Cheers.
To think that I thought swapping the iron knuckles on my 98 a6 for the later alu ones would be any upgrade. Never thought I would be saying thank F it's just rust......
Do you have the sudorf slide hammer and attachments at all??? Can pull these bearings out in 3 smacks
@@petemechanic8249 I don't mate no
@bazmeredith probably the biggest and best slide hammer ive ever used, highly consider getting one👍 i know youve got a sudorf rep, his dad used to be mine👌🤘
Nice car but as they age starting to cost money it all adds up with German cars so much complex technology imo not really required i stick with Japanese and have had very few issues in 16 years of having Suzuki's and a Toyota.
Hi Baz love your video and i,ve been in there and you think jesus but you have all the tools
How much is an All Data sub? Have been using E3 but All Data seems alot more comprehensive
Mechanics is an interesting job to be in.. one day is brilliant, and the other day u want to run 🏃♂️ for the hills and quit... lol 😂.. oh look at all the tools u bought...
looks like a vets car
Looks like that thing has been through lots of water.
Baz and pichler save the day 🤙💪
@@Theroadsidepatrolman you fully know 🤙
How much was the heat inductor?
No anti seize on bolts?
Audi = Scrap. I've had A4... A7. Nightmare of a car unless it's brand new and full warranty cover. You have a link for the thermal camera??
Why not change the full hub? My A6 is a C6 2011, with 190k miles & all the original hubs. I did 1 front & 1 rear. They came off much easier than that. No heat, a bit of Pocket rocket on the bolts. I'm not a mechanic & I did it on axle stands whilst sat on my arse.
Wheel bearing, probably engine out job then.
Blimey. She fought you all the way. Rather you than me on that one.
Don’t know about you guys but we are finding seized callipers on relatively new vehicles these days, made to a price not a quality I am afraid
@@beekeeperkev had to put a caliper on a relatively new Audi today
Don’t know who you use as factors and not talking that on here but we did a pair of four pot callipers on one of the last Shoguns the other day, price was amazing, new range either Febi or FAI
Had a few nissan qashs in first brake replacement 35 38k,caliper boots in tatters, pistons corroded had to be replaced.
Baztastic
The extremely high torque plus 180 degrees will contribute to the bolt snapping.
Bloody VAG crap, most overated cars out there. Well done for ploughing on.
Not a job for the faint hearted, can't imagine your average DIY mechanic being able to get those bolts out. I'd be nervous about weakening steel or alloy parts heating them up so much, is that me being stupid?
Usually doesn't happen ,🤞🍺
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Doesn't help the car is in a state
That car is filthy. I keep my BMW washed and spotless all over.
Every time I wash it , the hose is used under the wheel arches.
@@cabottaxi where this car is from I'm surprised it gets there... Up in the hills and back and beyond