[Biturbos4] B5 S4 Glove box strut/dashpot

[wilson]

Maybe not as many as before, most have taken to the forums.

I have not run into the glove box issue, but I do have the steering squeak
you posted about.   Did you fix that?

-w

On Wednesday, January 20, 2016, Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:

> By the way, how many people are still on the BiturboS4 list?
>
> -Ti
>
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2016 at 04:19:02PM -0800, Ti Kan wrote:
> > 2001.5 S4 here (I'm sure B5 A4s are the same).  When I open the glove
> box,
> > it used to open with a smooth, damped motion (sounded like a gas strut
> > in there with a hissing noise). But recently it no longer does that,
> > and just drops open hard.
> >
> > I'm thinking the gas strut may have worn out, but don't they typically
> > go out gradually rather than spontaneously? Or is something else broken?
> >
> > With the glove box open, I see a lever on the left side that seem to go
> > into a cylindrical object above. Is that the strut? Any insight about
> > how to replace or repair this?
> >
> > -Ti
>
>
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