Help?

[Brett Dikeman]

At 10:16 PM -0500 12/30/01, Huw Powell wrote:
>  > I seem to recall that the hall sender is non-obtanium separately, and only
>>  comes with the complete distributor. Anybody out there know if this is so,
>>  or if there is an acceptable substitute?
>
>shouldn't it be possible for "us" to figure out a way to *reliably*
>repair these, either as individuals following directions or perhaps some
>enterprising do-gooder who could perform the service for a reasonable
>fee?

   Having never seen one up close+personal, I suspect its just your
average chip hall sensor potted into the body of the sensor assembly;
that would be a mess to try and repair, but not completely impossible.

If someone is willing to donate a toasted hall sensor, I'd be happy
to take a shot at getting one apart and seeing about a repair.  I've
taken apart a good number of Audi valves and parts, from
multifunction temp sensors to O2 sensors to wastegate freq valves,
even a MAF sensor.  I love a good challenge :-)

   If someone has a digital camera and a sensor lying around, working
or not, and can get some very closeup(macro) shots of the part from a
few different angles, that'll help me start thinking about how to rip
the sucker apart.

Assuming the chip is the failure item, if I can get to the actual
sensor chip itself without damaging it and by some miracle it has
markings on it, we -might- be able to find either a)the original b)an
equal replacement or c)something better...

Brett
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