[s-cars] Clutch hydraulic parts

[Tom Green]

Aaron,

This will be a little late for sourcing parts for this weekend.  :-)

That  <http://www.genuineaudiparts.com/> is about the best I have  
found for dealer parts and many times they are competitive with  
aftermarket parts.  Unlike Wiley,
I can't get any close price match from my dealer so they are not even  
close even with the 10% audi club discount and the shipping is  
usually no more than the tax
would be.  The down side is you can't use the online catalog on the  
web site with any confidence since it is full of incorrect parts and  
incorrect prices.  If you can
enter with a part number, you can do ok.  The dealer parts usually  
take some time regardless of the source since the local dealer won't  
stock them either, but Miramar Audi usually gets things from the LA  
warehouse in time to ship the next day.

<http://www.sjmautotechnik.com/ > is a place we want to keep around  
and if you need some immediate advice on a part, Scott Mockry will  
give you all the help you
need to get the correct part.  Everyone on this list has benefitted  
from his diagnostic help, so use his parts business too.

<http://www.force5auto.com/> will have more than you might expect -  
not just the best source of used parts

<http://www.autohausaz.com/index.html> has some of the best prices  
around, knowledgeable people, good service, and free shipping, but  
are a long 5 days from us
for ground shipping.  I use them a lot if I have the time and use  
that free shipping for bulky items and liquids.

<http://www.worldimpex.com/> can be hard to beat on fluids and  
lubricants even with shipping costs.  They will find about anything  
also, and some have gotten european parts from them.

<http://www.fap99.com/> has good prices also.  He is an s-car guy  
also - goes to //SFest.


<http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/> might have your best prices on  
cylinders right now with a 15% off sale until labor day with free  
shipping on $100 using coupon LABORDAYALERT.  You may have to call to  
get the discount, it would not do it online for me.  Otherwise, I  
don't do much business with them or the two other web sites they  
operate.

<http://www.bimmerspecialist.com/usa/parts/index/audi>  has good  
prices and carries some items others don't.

<http://www.germanautoparts.com/> has always been a favorite for a  
range of stuff.

<http://www.qualityimportparts.com/>  has competitive prices on many  
parts

<http://www.bimmerparts.com/>  good for some things

The FAQ section at audiworld S4/6 forum has a listing of favorite  
shopping sites.  You need to shop around some because no one place  
has the best price on all items,
and sometimes you can't wait on the free ground shipping.  SJM  
deserves some play as well when he is close in price.

Looking at the slave cylinders, all the castings look very similar so  
I can't believe there is much difference and I have considered FTE  
the OEM supplier.  I'm not sure that
Sachs supplied any when the car was built.  The bolt you can get at  
ACE hardware or reuse it if it is not worn.  The issue is if the  
cylinder is a little loose the bracket can
wear on the bolt.  It is not a tensile strength issue where you  
torque the bolt too tight.  Just try to tighten it too much in that  
awkward place.  Besides, you can get a quality bolt of the same  
strength rating at ACE - just pay attention to the size, amount of  
threaded portion and thread pitch.

Tom

> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:09:24 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Aaron Ryba <aaronryba at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [s-cars] Clutch hydraulic parts
> To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
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> Where are people getting their clutch master and slave cyliners,  
> flex lines and bolts from? Is Sachs worth the extra money over the  
> FTE brand. I have found cheapest parts through SJM but only found  
> the flex line ($93!) and securing bolt at World Impex.
>
> Any help is appreciated.
>
> Aaron Ryba
> 95 S6 145k