[s-cars] S-CAR-List Digest, Vol 36, Issue 19

[Douglas Fifield]

Regarding the cruise, here is a condition that I found on mine.
Cruise quit working and I went through the usual debugging.  Upon
looking at the linkage under the hood, I found that the vacuum
actuator had become unbolted from it's bracket on the block.  The
cruise system worked but because the actuator was not fastened down,
it would not affect the throttle.

I tried in vain to get my fingers back there to get a nut on it, but
to no avail.  I decided that I would wait until there was a reason to
disassemble more of the intake system to gain clearance.

D.

On 10/6/06, Kevin Day <kday at ultrameta.org> wrote:
> On 10/6/06, s-car-list-request at audifans.com <s-car-list-request at audifans.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Also, where would one begin to diagnose a cruise control that just plain
> > doesn't work?  All the mechanicals seem to be in place.  Is there a known
> > item that commonly fails here?  Is there an dash light that illuminates
> > when
> > it's activated?
>
>
> There is a good diagnostic procedure in the Bentley.  However the first
> thing to try is to get some contact cleaner and really work it into the
> switches on the stalk.  For some reason (infrequent use, maybe) the switches
> get gunked up and they stop working.
>
> Some more details here:
> http://forums.audiworld.com/s4s6/msgs/125936.phtml
>
> One more thing.  My car could use an alignment.
> >
> [...]
>
> > Can a fairly respectable shop do the work, or is it best to let the dealer
> > handle it?
>
>
> My experience is that most shops can't or won't do it correctly.  I am 0 for
> 2 in getting good alignments, at two different shops.  I haven't tried a
> dealer, since I don't think they necessarily have any special expertise with
> these cars, now that they are both rare and old.  I am going to get a new
> alignment next spring at a Porsche/Audi specialist that works on both street
> and race cars.  You want someone that has worked on "weird" suspensions
> before,  is willing to spend more time on your car than he would aligning
> grandma's grand am, and is used to catering to enthusiasts.  Your odds are
> poor if you show up at a tire store expecting them to give a crap about
> getting your weird old german sedan aligned correctly.
>
> -Kevin
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Douglas in MN
95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank