type 85 ignition switch R&R

[Nate Stuart]

Well if it's any condolance I think your wheel did this before the R&R.
Every single Audi I have gotten behind the wheel of has had this
'feature'. From the 5ktq to the 90, to the 4kq, and CGT. All have had
about a 1/4" of seemingly springloaded travel when pushed straight in.
Though my horns don't go off :-P

-Nate
'89 90tq
www.newtsplace.com/90tq


Marc Swanson said:
>> let me know what you find.  Each of my quattro's except my S6 had this
>> play in the wheel, though the 4000's and the UrQ were the most
>> noticeable.  Found it out one day under hard decel.  On half my cars
>> when depressed it also beeps the horn.
>
>
> The consensus that I received in some off-list posts is that a lot of
> people have the same symptoms after re-assembling the steering
> wheel/steering column.  Honestly I think I could get used to it since
> you can't actually move the steering wheel in unless you push on it
> decently hard.  The only thing that needs fixing is the fact that the
> horn goes off if you push it all the way in.  Someone mentioned to me
> that you can fix the horn part by turning the lock washers the other way
> around so they point outward rather than inward.
>
> Still curious why on re-assembly it seems to always leave a bit of
> slack.. those lock washers really didn't want to hold the spring in any
> tighter no matter how hard I tried.
>
> I'll try flipping around the washers next weekend to see how it goes.
>
> Later