Just removed my Servotronic relay....

[Sean Ford]

...and WOW what a difference!

I knew the thing was overboosted, but after 4 years of ownership I
guess I had just gotten used to it. 

I had been going through my interior looking for my G92
potentiometer(temp flap regulator; nothing but heat in my car with an
8.5 CC error code), and I thought, what the hell, let's go get that
Servotronic relay.

If memory serves, the original instructions on removing this relay
included glove box removal. Didn't need to. I popped off the cosmetic
panel on the side of the dashboard (you can only see it when the door's
open), and with the glove box open, I could see through some holes in
the side. I thought I'd just take a peek up behind glove box and what
do I see? Plain as day on the right side up behind the glove box,
"SERVOTRONIC".

Now, an accomplished mechanic wouldn't have done what I just did... I
yanked at it. The Servotronic relay has 2 mounting points on it and
then a plug like recepticle. I should've just flipped the clips on
either side of the plug and moved it back, instead, I inadvertently
broke both mounting points and THEN removed the plug. 

Replacing this damn thing would require some SuperGlue!

Either way, it's out. At first I thought I had completely disengaged
the power steering, but as it turns out it's just heavy. My Audi now
requires 2 hands on the wheel below 20 mph, whereas before just 2
fingers would've been enough.

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Sean Ford
audi_92_100CS at yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/seanford.geo
'92 Audi 100CS 5-spd non-q
'00 Triumph Daytona 955i
'89 Suzuki Katana 600

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