[Biturbos4] B5 S4 Glove box strut/dashpot

[Andrew Lundy]

It's not gas, its just dampened by air.  If the rod comes out of the
cylindrical unit, this is what happens. Usually only happens when people
forget after taking their glove box out.

Just take the strut/rod and put it back in the cylinder. If the cylinder
broke free from the mount I was able to fix that with a small nail used as
a pin...worked fine for a few years now. Should be a simple fix for you,
not much to really break.

Andrew
On Jan 20, 2016 6:26 PM, "Ti Kan" <ti at amb.org> 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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