[urq] accelerator pedal woes...

[Jim Haseltine]

Both those bushes are actually the same part - that FA page has been wrong 
in many versions.

Same part was used on the Golf - believe that later Golfs used a bush made 
of heavier plastic/rubber and is more robust.

Regards,

Jim Haseltine

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Pollock" <tompollock2002 at yahoo.com>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 4:18 PM
Subject: [urq] accelerator pedal woes...


> Hi guys...
>
> hey I had my gas pedal drop to the floor last Friday on the way home from 
> work. Seems the rubber bushings (431 721 559) that connects the throttle 
> cable to the pedal via the square weight/hinge disintegrated and fell out. 
> I'm sure I'm not the only one who's experienced this....
>
> I can get one bushing (431 721 559) but the other bushing is part of the 
> actual cable assy and is NLA. (at least thats what Audi tells me)
>
> What have you guys done to fix this problem ?  I'm sure I can fab 
> something up but anyone get creative with this thing ???
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> tom.
>
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