[s-cars] Source for PS Rebuild Kit

[Eric Rechlin]

On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:22:08 -0500, Nick Stuart wrote:
> Did that, no go there. Appears to be only a Stealer part.  :(
> Will dealers ship to your door? If so, who have you guys gotten these
> parts from for the mythical $35. Will gladdly pay $10 shipping to save
> $40 more.

After about 3 years of lurking, I feel it is finally time for me to post.  I 
have good news for you.

First, you probably don't need the whole kit.  Most likely you can get by with 
an O-ring or two, because the O-rings under the X-plugs at the top of the PS 
pump tend to dry out.  You get a "free" O-ring with each X-plug.

If all you need is the X-plug or its O-ring, that does appear to be a 
dealer-only part.  My local dealer sold me one (part 026-145-541) a few months 
ago for $4.92.  It had to be ordered, however, taking about two weeks to 
arrive, and the parts guy gave me the impression that nobody had ever ordered 
one before, because he seemed very surprised that it came in a small black 
plastic bag when I picked it up.

If you *do* need more than a couple O-rings, you will be better off buying the 
rebuild kit.  I don't know if you can buy the kit for the AAN engine PS pump 
(035-198-049A, if I'm reading the FA correctly) from places other than 
dealers, but that isn't necessarily a problem.

Here's a little way to save money:  The rebuild kit for the NF engine's PS 
pump (used on the 1989-1991 100, among other vehicles) comes with a bunch of 
the O-rings that fit the X-plugs on your AAN engine's PS pump (I think 8 to be 
exact), as well as a few other O-rings that may or may not fit your pump.

You can buy the NF rebuild kit from Autohaus AZ (http://www.autohausaz.com) 
for $16.48 (part number 026-198-049).  For comparison, my local dealer quoted 
something like $50.  Pentosin CHF-11S is only about $16 a liter from them, 
too.  I buy most of my Audi parts from Autohaus AZ because both their prices 
and their service are pretty good, so I'm surprised they are never mentioned 
on this list.

Regards,

Eric Rechlin