Help Me Preserve My Repurtation

[Fred Munro]

I don't know about the Type 89, Huw, I was thinking of the Type 44. Perusing
the USA version of the FA for the Type 44 shows a "ProCon" steering column
and tube assembly and different part numbers for the steering column for
cars with and without airbags. The diagram even shows a cable connected to
the column. Maybe we got the retracting column, maybe we didn't - I never
had the opportunity to test one!

Fred Munro
'94 S4
'97 S6


-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Huw Powell
Sent: September 6, 2006 11:14 PM
To: Kneale Brownson
Cc: Robert Rossato; quattro at audifans.com; audiSean
Subject: Re: Help Me Preserve My Repurtation



> I believe that what Per says applies to the cabrio in Europe.  ETKA makes
a
> distinction regarding the US version of the steering column.  The action
> Per describes may well apply to other European models.  In the US, the
> system only connects to the seat belt tensioner.

Exactly.

> I'm with Bob on this one. From what I recall the early versions of
ProconTen
> pulled the steering wheel into the dash on impact - there were no airbags
on
> those cars.

Well, on the type 89 sedan this is simply not true.  I've even
dismantled a front end wreck, with locked up seatbelts I couldn't
release (didn't bother to undo tranny to try).  Steering column was just
fine.

> At 09:52 PM 9/6/2006 -0400, audiSean wrote:
>
>>I find this interesting...
>>
>>http://www.audifans.com/pipermail/quattro/2001-August/032008.html
>>
>>On 9/6/06, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:
>>
>>>>I recall seeing a diagram and reading a description where the
>>>>ProConTen system retracted the steering wheel in a frontal collision;
>>>>I believe it was a wire and pulley system but I can't find anything on
>>>>it at the moment.
>
>
>

--
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi

http://www.humanthoughts.org/
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