[urq] RE : Letter to Audi : first try, the parts...

[Louis-Alain Richard]

No, it's the servo behind the master cylinder.

LAR

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Max Hoepli [mailto:mhoepli at vif.com]
> Envoyé : 27 juin, 2006 15:21
> À : Louis-Alain Richard; urq at audifans.com
> Objet : Re: [urq] Letter to Audi : first try, the parts...
> 
> Is hydraulic booster the pressure accumulator?
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Louis-Alain Richard" <laraa at sympatico.ca>
> To: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: 27, June 2006 14:13
> Subject: [urq] Letter to Audi : first try, the parts...
> 
> 
> > As a starting point, we should start by noting all the
recriminations we
> > have. Then, someone will produce a text (I will work on one, but I
don't
> > want to be the only one) that we'll collectively correct, to produce
a
> > significative request. I will dig the part numbers for each parts
that
> > are NLA, if feasible.
> >
> >
> > >From the top of my memory:
> >
> > 1- Parts that are no longer available but that we need to keep the
cars
> > running:
> >
> > - early cars sway bar bushings
> > - dashboards and center console, early style
> > - diff lock panels
> > - early ball joints
> > - headlight surrounds
> > - radio antenna
> > - WOT/idle switches
> > - Bowden cable
> > - twin rear brake cables, early style
> > - rear view mirror, interior
> > - expansion tank, early style
> > - exhaust manifold, single part
> > - window and mirror switches
> >
> > 2- Parts that are WAY too expensive :
> >
> > - front fenders
> > - differential lock actuators
> > - rear tie rods
> > - front tie-rods
> > - early ball joints (when available)
> > - door and trunk stickers
> > - seat heater elements
> > - filters for the hydraulic system, both style
> > - hydraulic booster
> > - radiator shrouds
> > - door sill rocker panels
> > - exhaust system, especially the rear muffler
> > - rear differential output shaft seal, the big one
> > - exhaust manifold, twin part
> > - window regulators, both style
> > - AC condenser
> > -
> >
> > 3- Lack of support from the dealers, or from the manufacturer, to
help
> > us find rare parts. I am sure there is still some New Old Stock in
> > Azerbaidjan or Ghana, they just don't know it.
> >
> > So, if you have other suggestions, please add them to my list, I
will
> > include them in my price/availability search when we'll be ready to
ask
> > them "What can you do to help us keep these cars on the road ?"
> >
> >
> > Louis-Alain
> > 1983 Quattro with lots of non-Audi parts...
> >
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