Lock Carrier

[Bill Shaw]

Make that http://b.shaw.home.comcast.net/audi/audi_aha.htm :-)

Bill Shaw wrote:
> My 99 A6qa is such a PIA to work on,  you have to move the lock 
> carrier to the service position (read: remove the whole d at mn front of 
> the car) for just about anything that goes wrong,  change a 
> thermostat, change the alternator,  change a fuse (ok.. not a fuse :-)
> When did Audi foster this atrocity on us consumers?  Was the '98 as 
> bad to service as this thing? What year did this start?  Is the I5 
> engine as miserable to work on as the newer cars?
> My wife wants a 4wd car,  which is why I bought the a6qa in the first 
> place,  but now that I've moved the lock carrier to service position 
> once to change the timing belt and again to rebuild the engine I am 
> rethinking the decision.  I'm wondering if one of the earlier Quattros 
> would be more reasonable to maintain.  Any thoughts?
>
> Bill
> 99 a6qa exploded view:  http://b.shaw.home.comcast.net/Audi/audi_aha.htm
>