[s-cars] Belt tensioner & Sunroof trim droop

[Ulrich L. McKenzie]

When I did my belt tensioner ~1year ago, my mechanic gave me a PN for an off
the shelf replacement from a German manufacturer that is also used in some
kind of industrial machinery.  He picked it up from an industrial bearing
supplier.   I had already picked one up from the stealer.  When we compared
the two, they where identical, right down to the manufacturers name and PN
stamped on the part.  I actually returned the third party part, in the Audi
packaging to the dealer for my refund!

I will try to find my notes, because I think the cost was way less than half
the dealer price.

Len
'94 UrS4

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Matt Russell
Sent: 21 August 2002 22:40
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] Belt tensioner & Sunroof trim droop


Hello All,

Couple things I've had sitting here that I've been meaning to do a follow-up
post about:

1 - I've seen several posts about drooping/saging trim plastic where the
sunroof switches and light are located.  When I installed my V1, I wrecked
mine as well.  Turns out, it's only a cheap tin frame which is available
from the dealer for $16.20, part number 4A0 867 529 A.  Took me all of 10
minutes to replace.  No more sag from the plastic trim!

2- Multi-purpose belt tensioners: Tony and Casey had lent me a hand with
this one.  Thanks to Casey, I was able to locate a replacement bearing for
the tensioner pulley, NTN brand 6203 2NSE.  Problem was, my pulley seems to
be formed AROUND the bearing.  There are two ridges on each side which
contain the bearing in the center of the tensioner pulley.  Although I
drilled out the 3 "rivets" that appear to hold this whole thing together, I
was unable to get the 2 halves to seperate and allow me to replace that
bearing.  Even tried a machine shop, and they too were mystified.  So,
although the bearings were cheap, I was unable to save myself the 210 bucks
for the whole new tensioner assembly.

Oh well, it was worth a shot.  Casey, I'd love to know how you got yours
fixed if you're reading this...

HTH someone out there...

-Matt, CT
92 s4



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