Shots fired!!

"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly) 10/13/2020 at 02:08 • Filed to: Parts Cannon

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Parts cannon was fired today. And all the ammo landed perfectly.

New front rotors to replace the OE rotors that survived 305,000 kilometres and new pads to replace the original replacements. Unfortunately, DBA Kangaroo Paw rotors are not cheap (AU$109 each) and, more explicitly, neither is the Bendix HD pad set (AU$175!)... hopefully they outlast the Transporter?

The OE discs were a bit lippy...

Also took the opportunity to finally fit new rotor protection plates...the old ones are in the centre of the new one (they cracked off years ago).

Fresh.

Rotated the tyres front to back due to AWD wear and bodged (again) the rear pad indicator (the pad side plug was destroyed by a rock a few years ago).

And... finally, I cocked the parts cannon again. Because I found that the rear bush in the offside lower control arm is the source of the clunking in the suspension. So a new control arm is inbound... another AU$250 [sigh ]. Plus the shop fitting this time...

pip bip - choose Corrour > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/13/2020 at 02:58

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that’s a bit steep for Bendix. 

Rufant > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/13/2020 at 05:59

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I thought the parts cannon was for when you didn’t know what needed fixing?

Anywho, nice work. The veedub, keeps on trucking.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > pip bip - choose Corrour 10/13/2020 at 06:31

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I'm not going to quibble with that assessment...

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Rufant 10/13/2020 at 06:35

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My parts cannon is a very precise piece of equipment. Unfortunately, the ammunition is painfully expensive. Also the VW (to date) behaves like a four year old whenever there’s an issue, leaving you with little doubt as to its problems . It's not some senile old codger like its owner....

jminer > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/13/2020 at 07:17

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Those are steep prices for brake parts, nice work though!

XJDano > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/13/2020 at 08:27

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I’ll be doing the same tonight on my family “not so grand- caravan” I heard the grinding and thought I had replay gem recently, check Amazon ordered... 2.5 years ago.... I’m ok, that’ll do. 

Future next gen S2000 owner > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/13/2020 at 10:18

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That makes it a bit more of a parts snipe rifle, no?

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Future next gen S2000 owner 10/13/2020 at 17:28

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Think of it as being more like a rail gun!