OOTFD why is this not an official acronym?
"One of those f'ing days"
- Got to the yard and was told one of the bits in the painting lean to fell over. Result I have to get the tailgate repaired again
- Had 3 remaining bolts to install on the gearbox. The 3 offending bolts were through the driving plate into the torque convertor. Following the manual which says line them up and plonk them in. The manual should say line them up perfectly and use a long bolt as a guide because if you dont do this the following will occur. Any attempt to move the driver plate also moves the torque convertor, therefore being a waste of time. Loosening the bell housing bolts and moving back the box in a vain attempt for better access results in much swearing as the torque convertor still rotates with the driver plate. Taking all the bolts out and thinking I'll move the whole box back, spin the bugger and put it back in results in the torque convertor comming out, gearbox dangling from cooling hoses, earthing straps and other assorted junk. So next step was to pull the whole thing out. Offsider split the tailshaft in two so now I am figuring the balance has just gone out the window. Bolt got dropped behind the driver plate :banghead: so had to take the driver plate off, bolt fell out, then bolted it back on. Used above mentioned long bolt idea when reinstalling but hell days not over yet as the new factory bolts dont fit in the driver plate counter bore so soon find out the Audi driver plate has smaller counter bores!. As I new the bolt grade is the same on the clutch bolts which dont have a skirt but are the same size will fit, simple...... no! Socket wont fit so had to grind a socket several times to fit.
- had to cut a small notch in a bracket on the floor and the grinder jumped and sliced through a newly installed hose
So all in all a frustrating day so I am going to get blind drunk