[Biturbos4] B5 S4 Glove box strut/dashpot

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Still here too

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> On Jan 20, 2016, at 6:30 PM, Nicholas Mistry <nick at mistry.com> wrote:
> 
> I am still here too.   Still have my original 2001.5 S4 at 67k miles.
> 
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> 
>> On Jan 20, 2016, at 7:22 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 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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