FWD: "Ur Q dead (again)"

[steveb@falcon.kla.com (Steven Buchholz)]

... another message accidentally sent to the wrong address.  This time 
I do have some experience to recount ... but still make sure that if you
wish to reply to the sender that you use the proper address ... 

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 From: ptimmerm@mashtun.JPL.NASA.GOV
 Subject: Ur Q dead (again)
 
 Here's a new one to ponder.  I had the throttle
 drop to the floor while driving about 3 miles from 
 home.  I coasted into a friends driveway.  Getting
 out to check the throttle cable, I found it intact.
 Turns out it disconnected from the pedal linkage.
 Some sort of rubber bushing held them together.  
 So I got some string and drove it home with "hand-throttle".
 A bit of a trick with a stick.  Anyone got any good 
 suggesstions on the fix, other than bubble gum and 
 bailing wire?  Is the a replacement bushing?  Hah,
 Not likely!
 
 paul t-

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I haven't had this happen on my urQ as yet, but it did happen on my
old Fox.  I guess its most likely to occur when you need it most,
that's when you're stressing the cable.  

The end of the cable has what appears to me to be a foam rubber piece
shaped like a sewing machine bobbin.  I fixed mine temporarily by putting
a large washer over the end of the cable to hold it in place.  I don't 
think that Audi will sell you anything but a new throttle cable, I found
that they weren't that expensive from the dealer [for the Fox anyway] so
I simply replaced it.  You should be able to fashion a replacement fairly
easily with spacers and washers if the cost is too high ...

Steve Buchholz
s_buchho@kla.com
San Jose, CA (USA)