Unfortunate incident in 02 S6 - need advice

[Max Hoepli]

Fortunately my 1986 5000 Quattro has no such problems, I have sprayed thin
oil inside the doors and underneath, behind door hinges, had the door panels
off and no rust to be found, had trunk panels off and no rust inside. This
car has spent its life in Toronto. Only system to get working is the cruise
control.

Max


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Kowalski" <hypereutectic1 at gmail.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Cc: <biturbos4 at audifans.com>
Sent: 27, May 2006 21:50
Subject: Re: Unfortunate incident in 02 S6 - need advice


> I'm not familiar with the S6, but I would pay careful attention to the
panel
> gaps on all exterior body panels and also, especially -- how do the doors
> latch and unlatch, the hood open close, etc.?  If the body structure
> is tweaked, you'll feel resistence in the door latches and other hinges,
and
> also you might be able to see a difference in the panel gaps, esp. because
> on an S6 the panel gaps are much closer on my car, magnifying any change.
>
> My (old) car is a weak (comparatively structurally speaking) '87 5KCSTQ
and
> just putting the front end up on jackstands at the jacking points causes
the
> door gaps to shift and makes them more difficult to open and close -- and
> there is NO rust or damage on this vehicle.
>
> Alex Kowalski
> '87 5KCSTQ -- Unbent body, unless you tweak it hard
> '86 5KCSTQ -- Ditto
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