Dalek995

Thanks H100VW - I'll check the rear disks out while the front being done. Just a query while I am at it - Is there a need to lock off the brake fluid to enable the calipers to open easily and if so, where would I do this on a C (Oh its amature night in here innit!!). I.e. is there a valve/tap near the caliper itself or do I need to go under the bonnet to find this? In addition - there is a soket hanging loose under the front wing - I presume that this is the connector for the break level indicator and that the dude who had it before me decided to fit non-indicator pads and so had nowhere to connect the socket to. Could this be a logical assumption? Going on a bit here now aint I - just want to iron out all the potentials before I start - GOD - Please make a Haynes mannual for the Corrado!!

Bones - Definatley weigh up your options BEFORE deciding its a head gasket problem - I say this with SERIOUS financial experience. The cost of changing your head gasket along with pure bad luck has just cost me in excess of £1500.00!! Apparently, the initial reson for my loss of coolant was due to a clagged radiator - too much pressure and an old head gasket which could'nt take any more. Coupled with the bad luck that only a whole day went by after fixing it that the Heater Matrix dropped its guts due to the decrease in pressure going through the system (cause the Gasket was now repaired with a lovely skimmed head to go with it!). I'm not saying its your radiator - I'm just saying (as is H100VW) that prevention is better than cure - anything dodgy with your coolant may not be a direct head gasket fault, but can certainly lead to it going if you dont sort out the minor one - Safe thing is to get a couple of oppinions from some decent garages. Sorry to dribble on - I just never want to hear of anyone going through anything remotley like what I did with the cooling system - Its an ARSE!!

Well there we go - have ordered some disks & pads - to be collected and fitted this Saturday (I hope with minnimal problems!!). Couple of queries/worries which I hope can be solved as cheaply as possible (yeah - like THAT'S gonna happen with a C!). There does seem to be a relatively large ammount of play in the susspension when I go on back roads - bit of a clunky noise also. When I brake, the car feels like it wants to skate from side to side In short - I felt safer taking corners in my old 1.3 Polo than I do now in a performance car. Can this ALL be placed on warpped disks? Or have I got some issues - Mechanically that is - not mentally!! Cheers in advance everyone. :)

Thanks to you all for putting my mind at rest with this shaking issue. I have now decided that the first step is to get the discs & pads replaced to see where that takes me. Only snag is - although I have changed discs before - never on a Corrado. Are there any torque settings or anything else I need to consider when I am doing this? Its one thing to change the discs on a 1.3 polo - its another thing to mess about with a C!! Cheers again everyone :D

Where to begin:- For about 6 months now, my 1992 VR6 C has been shaking volently when I brake (and this is not at a specific speed - yes the speed increases the vibration but even at an abismal 30mph she judders). I have have just spent the best part of £2,500 on some SERIOUS repairs including skimming the head, replacing the heater matrix and generally anything that involves the cooling system (radiator & pump included here!!). While the front end was non existent - it was possible to kill two birds with one stone and change the CV joint bushes (I think I got this right - please correct me if I appear to be talking pap). The rear near side break caliper was also seized and was replaced as too was the handbreak cable. I have had the pads/discs checked and they are within legal thickness. The car is STILL to this day shaking like mad and I am now getting to the end of my checklist as to things that could be wrong. The only other two things left that I can think of are that the wheel bearings could be shot and the discs may be warpped - I presume that one or a combination of could assist in making the steering wheel shake so much that my passengers think I have parkinson's! :mad: Please can anyone help me on this one - its all thats left to bring my car up to standard so I can then start to modify her. Thanks in advance :cry:

Well I'm Back - feeling better about the old expansion tank - thanks stormseeker for the thread link - still unsure that all is well but time will tell over the next day or so! :D

I'm about to have a stab at changing the expansion tank on my '92 VR6. Only worry is that I'm gonna have to replace the coolant but to get the right mix, gonna have to draing the existing "water" thats in it. Can anyone tell me the best way to go about draining the system? Cheers :?