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Hello all, as I've stated in a previous post my 2000 6n2 GTI has a very odd knocking noise from the front o/s that started, then left and has now come back with a vengance, I've had it in the garage and they can't find anything wrong because as usual it won't make the noise when they test it! But fr...

I'm from near Kelso, which is a wee town in the Scottish Borders, must be a 6n2 hotspot here, there are 3 Polo Gti's in Kelso. 2 silver and 1 black (my one) so obviously my one is the coolest by far.....

Discs and pads arrived yesterday, so seeing as it's dry and not too cold, got them fitted this morning, quite pleased with how the look, certainly better than the one's that came off I think you'll agree! :D Although the next job will be to refurb tha calipers, knocked quite a lot of red paint off w...

Yeah I've had some good advice from folks on here, been a great help! It's the wee hints and tips that are the best.

Haha ok, cheers for that, I'm an Ag mechanic so spanners and sockets for the job really aren't an issue, although the 3/4" sockets might be a wee bit too big :D. I'm used to working on Land Rovers too, normally just push the pistons back in with a pry-bar. Although I remember doing the discs an...

Hello all, I'm needing to do the rear discs and pads on the car, 6n2 Polo GTi 2000 on an X plate. I've read on a couple forums that you need a 'special tool' to do the rears, might seem like a stupid question but what is the tool required, is it for winding back the piston or something?

The knocking has now disappeared, had the car at work today, myself and 2 other Ag mechanics couldn't find anything wrong with it, no noise driving into work, or running it 25 miles to my local VW garage and back. So I'm thinking maybe a pad was rattling or something, we will watch this space......

Nightmare Bradley! Hopefully this is all that's wrong with mine for just now, although I realise I'm tempting fate by saying that!

Yeah I'm kinda leaning towards the CV joint being gubbed, I notice the lower ball joint on the wishbone on same side was looking a bit hard up so I'm going to get that done at the same time, we'll see what happens on Wed, cheers!

As the post says, knocking noise from the o/s front wheel just started yesterday, almost like a calper is loose or something, can feel it through the pedal. I've had a good poke about and can't find anything loose or broken. Plus when the car's up on the jack there's no knocking :? Very frustrating,...

Got the locking wheel nuts sorted today, half an hour with the dewalt drill, key bought off ebay and a big hammer, locking nuts actaully gave up quite easily!

Got it sorted today, bought a key from eBay, it was pretty close, so I guttered the holes in the nut with a drill, and the key fitted on with a wee bit of help from the No.1 adjustment tool, and they all came off no problem, went far easier than I imagined it would!

Yeah I've still got the box, I'll have a look at it see if I can get a code off of it. Might have a bash at the pliers/vice-grip idea. Failing that I'll take a mold of the bolt and fabricate something at work.

cheers guys!

That's the metal plates ordered, got a screw in the n/s rear tyre, going to get new rubber all round so all I need to do now is get a new/replacemnt tri-lock wheel nut key, turns out my one is missing!

The ones' I've got fitted are the 'tri-lock' ones, I understand what you mean about the security side of it, not much use if one key fits all, but surely they can't all be different, I can't see a manufacturer stopping their machine and changing the setting for every set of wheel nuts? I think they'...