type 44 fogging no spring solution

[Iain Mannix]

Blaufergnugen/audiquattroparts.com has the spring for $4.39;
on one hand, expensive, as a hardware store spring is probably
$2 or less, but otoh, it fits, is ostensibly "right," ehh,
I ordered a blower motor from them, got the spring at the
same time - $3 extra (or so) was worth it to me, no trip to the
hardware store, it magically appears.

When my 87s broke, I just stretched the last coil, bent a new
hook and reinstalled - seemed to work just fine.


YMMV.


Iain Mannix

On Fri, 4 Jan 2002 Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com wrote:

> Don Henry wrote:
> >once again the spring on my recirculation fresh air flap of my 1990 200q
> >has broken.
> >a trip to my local dealer ended in frustration as the new parts man said
> >the spring was no longer available from Audi.
> >has anyone else encountered this? or is my dealer mistaken?  anyone got
> >another solution?
>
> I never even thought to try the dealer. I just went down to my local
> hardware store and matched the broken spring up as closely as I could to a
> new one. I do not remember having to cut or bend the new spring, but if I
> did that is easy enough with simple tools for these little springs. Both of
> my type 44's have air flap springs from the hardware store.
>
> Eric R. Kissell
> 1986 5000cstq, 1.8 bar (SJM), K24, Fuchs
> 1989 200q Avant, 1.5 bar, K24, Bilsteins
> 1987 VW GTI 16V, 1984cc, Bilsteins
> Evansville, Indiana, USA
>