"D. St. James" <renne2001@toast.net>

[Mike Arman]

>Message: 3
>From: "D. St. James" <renne2001 at toast.net>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re:  A6 Quattro Sunroof Update
>Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 14:21:40 -0600
>
>
>Oh yes, I forgot to mention that apparently the Audi garage stripped the =
>cylinder that the manual crank goes in the last time this happened. I =
>know it goes in hard (what were Audi engineers thinking?)


Audi engineers frequently *don't* think. Team doorhandle, for instance.
There are others, too.



 but the crank =
>just spins.
>
>The update is this AM I rolled out extra early to present myself at the =
>only remaining Audi garage WITH non-vacationing techs in my neck of the =
>woods. They closed it, but said I need a new motor - only because of the =
>stripped cylinder which,  if I don't get it, means no manual closing =
>ever. Hard to believe the demise of this little cylinder is reason to =
>scrap the whole $ 450.00 motor. :<



Time to get onto the internet and start looking for USED PARTS.

Another good place to look is in Hemmings Motor News, in the Audi section.

Call some junkyards who deal in furrin cars and start asking like this "I
need a sunroof motor assembly with the little gearbox for a 97 A6" (or
whatever).

These parts are CHEAP used - no one ever breaks them (except ham-handed
monkey-lads) or wears them out, so they are frequently intact on otherwise
wrecked cars. I'll be quite surprised if this costs you over $100.



Remember, retail is for Other People!!!


Best Regards,

Mike Arman


By the way, have you shot the super-raccoon yet? Even if he laughs at .22s,
there IS more effective firepower available to effectively deal with
"varmints". Just make sure he isn't in line between you and the car when
you pull the trigger.

>=20
>This bad amp is going to end up costing me about $ 1,500.00 for the 3 =
>visits to the 2 dealers and various replacement parts, not to mention =
>the cost of the replacement amp. After this all I can afford musically =
>is a washtub and a couple of spoons. Thanks guys.
>
>Diane
>