[Biturbos4] B5 S4 Glove box strut/dashpot

[Geraldo Candelas]

I'm still on here guys. Still got my 2002

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> On Jan 20, 2016, at 7:15 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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