[Biturbos4] B5 S4 Glove box strut/dashpot

[Grant Lenahan]

well, you and me :-)
But i haven’t had a biturbo for years (but want a very specific one)

Grant

> On Jan 20, 2016, at 7:28 PM, 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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