Fwd: Re: Loose Cruise Linkage #2
Chris Dyer
chrisdyer at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 31 14:10:41 EST 2000
Mine did the same thing. Didn't know it, however, so I forced pedal to floor
to pass someone. Mistake. Accel. cable broke, no more go. (trombone music
here)
>From: "Dave Aukerman" <aukdav at wcoil.com>
>To: "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
>CC: "audi list" <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: Loose Cruise Linkage #2
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 08:12:17 -0500
>
>It's usually not the ball end that pops off. The platice grommet gets
>brittle and breaks, which allow the rod to drop and jam. BTDT. Not a
>healthy feeling at all. Mine happened while accelerating about half
>throttle.
>
>Dave
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "james accordino" <ssgacc at yahoo.com>
>To: "Al Powell" <powellae at home.com>
>Cc: "audi list" <quattro at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 7:55 AM
>Subject: Re: Loose Cruise Linkage #2
>
>
> >
> > > Brett Dikeman said:
> > >
> > > Problem: The bar that connects the vacuum plunger
> > > of the Cruise
> > > Control to the trottle body came off of the ball
> > > joint and jammed itself
> >
> > --- Al Powell <powellae at home.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Interesting. The linkage also fell off the cruise
> > > in my 200 during a trip
> > > and caused the throttle to hang open slightly - not
> > > as drastic as Brett's
> > > experience. Perhaps this is something to cast the
> > > odd look at now and
> > > then??
> >
> > This seems very odd to me. I'm NOT saying it didn't
> > happen to you. What I mean is I think Audi did a real
> > good job to ensure the ball end won't fall off. There
> > is a locking spring wire in each ball end that acts as
> > a safety wire. This safety wire is wound so that the
> > tab that retains it is "loaded" into the ball end. It
> > is literally impossible for this thing to fall off. I
> > wonder if in your cases they were either buggered
> > (ripped off without removing the safety wires-common)
> > or missing completely. The ball ends will still stay
> > on and function without them, but obviously then they
> > are liable to fall off. Same with a buggered one. I
> > once tried to remove a ball end with a known good
> > safety wire, and it is ALMOST impossible to GET it
> > off, let alone have it fall off.
> >
> > My $.02
> > Jim Accordino
> >
> > p.s.-Many of Audis' "problems" are caused by "repairs"
> >
> > made by others ignorant of their special
> > requirements.
> >
>
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