# 2003 audi a4 1.8t reliable?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [February 3, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-audi-a4-1-8t-reliable/42883 "2008-02-03T13:11:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 4, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2003-audi-a4-1-8t-reliable/42883/17 "2008-02-04T05:33:48Z")

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> [@jdmf23accord](#):
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> you have to. i just did one at work. you cant get the bottom caliper bolt off unless you take off the rear bolt in the rear shock and move it over. then i had to support the lower control arm to get a long ass extension to break loose the bolt with a swivel head.
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> i dont know why you are laughing

Then you suck at being a mechanic. It is not necessary to do what you did at all. That is why he is laughing and that is why Jason said “why”. Jason knows as he does this all day. I did more than my fair share of audi’s also. If you did it the way you describe you = FAIL.

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