5000TQ Oil seal

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Denis, I absolutley agree with your assesment, having the old part is always a good thing when buying replacement parts, not a necessity per se, but a good thing to avoid problems.

Javad

>I buy auto parts for long time and i now  know since long when i order a car
>part with a number 30% chance it s not the right part, usually its almost
>that but does not fit.
>
>Soooo to avoid any problems, i prefer go to the part dealer with the old
>part or with the size of the seal or bearing, i ll be never in mistake that
>way.
>
>For my 90 Audi some parts are not the same just by date they fabricated the
>car. i return 3 time the front hub bearing cause the number tells me it s
>the right part AND it s NOT, it does not fit... shit,,, the guys at the
>service did not believe,,,, so i tell him ,,, ()&*?&?%$$/"/" bearing does
>not fit, i remove mine mesure it and then go to the auto parts dealer to
>get the RIGHT bearing.
>
>I save energy time and patient with the size. ;-).
>
>What the Audi dealer can   do (tell me a long story about i cant get the
>sizes of ...) when he does not want to move his butt from his chair to get
>part size (bearing and seal).How can i get a seal or bearing if the Audi
>dealer does not have them stock and i have to wait couplle days to get them
>( and 4 blocks from my home  i have a  bearing Dealer)(Audi Dealer in
>another town)  ?
>
>I make a little story to make my request important ;-) then
> I told him ,
>    -get the part number
>    - (move your **&?%$ butt) go to  the place you store the parts
>    - read the number (size) on it (seal, bearing)
>    -then give me that )((*&?%$?%/%?&&?    size.
>
>You see,,, i finally got all size i need and  can get all seal and bearing i
>need to finish the job on this weekend, unless i would have wait til next
>week to get them at much more bucks $ and MAYBE mistaken number ;-).
>
>I have good price from my local bearing dealer, i save 40% on parts,, wowowo
>so makes some phone calls for the size make me save alot of nicee can bucks.
>
>Denis
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <auditude at cox.net>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>; <sparkplugvw at hotmail.com>
>Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 12:48 PM
>Subject: re: 5000TQ Oil seal
>
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I don't understand why the "size" of the seals could help.
>>
>> Don't you buy seals by the part number or for the application?
>>
>> I know bearings are more universal, and you can often by replacements by
>the size, but are seals the same way?
>>
>> Ken
>>
>> denis sparkplugvw at hotmail.com
>> >
>> Need oil seal size for 5000TQ tranny 1987.
>> Oil seal on the driver and helper side of the CV flange for tranny.
>> BEFORE 4 o clock ;-)     , i dont have time to take off CV to get the
>size.
>> So i ll appreciate very much
>> Denis
>>
>>
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