[s-cars] RF door latch sticking

Krasusky Paul (WQQ2PXK) WQQ2PXK at ups.com
Wed Dec 1 15:38:52 EST 2004


Gents, need some wisdom as my car develops yet another
10-year-old-car-itis-ism...  'yay'... 

Right front inner door handle no longer operable, happened after my recent
CF install.  Yes the cable is connected 8-).  

So I after I performed Step One and put the trans back in, what I found last
night was the actuator at the end of the cable that releases the door latch
itself had a part of it that was sticking.  As soon as I breathed on it
crosseyed it released and was fine, was barely stuck.  Figured that would do
it as I repeatedly tried manually latching then using the handle to unlatch
it and all was good.  

Sooooo I buttoned it back up, shut it, damn, nothing.  Stuck again.
WTF!!!??  Typical Audi!  Ripped back apart, repeated, lubed area  up with
silicon spray lube as best I could aim up there, tried repeatedly, fine,
reassembled...  same crap.  I gave up around midnight with the panel 1/2
assembled.

Anyone out here experience this and got a remedy for me and my increasingly
f'n annoying f'n 10 year old POS?  Man it it ain't one thing it's another,
my turbo return line is leaking at the gasket to the block, just ordered the
$2.43 gasket @ stealer.  Least that one's cheap and easy...

-My name is Paul K. and it's been 15 hours since I wrenched my f'n Audi 


ps.  somehow as soon as I mash the loud pedal all the BS niggling issues
just disappear, and moreso they will once the flakes come a flying, yes.
Damn Quattro Evil Bitchgoddess!  Someone give her a good swift kick in the
box already...



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