5000TQ Avant Starting Problems

[John Cody Forbes]

Yeah actually I've had this happen recently. It acts like a failed starter 
where it does everything except send a signal to the starter. On mine I 
created a bushing of sorts to help the shaft fit tighter in the slot in the 
switch.

-Cody Forbes

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From: "Stephen Sherman" <spsherm at msn.com>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 10:49 PM
To: "Tony Hoffman" <auditony at gmail.com>
Cc: "Robert Myers" <robert at s-cars.org>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Subject: Re: 5000TQ Avant Starting Problems

> One other thought. ~10 years ago on another 5000TQ Avant we had, I
> vaguely recall a repair to the ignition switch that I did. IIRC there is
> a shaft that connects the ignition lock tumbler to the electrical
> switch, and over time that shaft twists some.  The repair was to twist
> the shaft back a bit to get it closer to its original alignment.
>
> This ring any bells with anyone? I no longer recall the symptoms this
> had, but if it causes the electrical switch to not rotate far enough
> into the start position, seems like it may be related...
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