I Got One!

[quk@sievers.com (Phil Payne)]

In message <v01540b00ae49f30f8359@[194.176.128.108]> gregory@innotts.co.uk (Ian Gregory) writes:

> Well I have finally made it.  I am now a member of small but excellent
> group of people who own an Audi Quattro Turbo Coupe!  I have just
> purchased a 1984 Ur q.  It is in White (I don't yet know the Audi
> description of which White) with Brown Cloth interior.

What can I say?  "Fool"?

> OK  I recently saw lots of postings to the list regarding the merits of
> having or not having the "Bomb" connected in the braking system.  At the
> time I assumed you where all refering to the Vacuum Servo which is to be
> found on most European cars.  However the Urq has a braking system served
> by what I assume has to be a "Bomb".  As there is no manual available in
> the UK for Quattros I cannot fathom how this thing works.  I know it is
> pressurised by the Power Steering Pump in some way, but I have not yet been
> able to fathom how this is used to power the Brakes.  Can anybody give me a
> run down on how this system works and how I can check that it is working
> correctly etc..?

Easy.  Take it for a spin down the Melton Mowbray road on Thursday 12th.  Just
after you cross the Leicester/Newark road (A46?) there's a small lane to
"Hickling Pastures" on the left.  Follow this lane for 1 1/2 miles, to a T-
junction.  Turn left, and drive along to the "Plough Inn" on the left.  There
will be four to eight ur-quattros in the car park, and one of them will be
carrying the complete ur-quattro microfiche and a viewer.  There's a nice
diagram of how the system works in the microfiche.

If you decide to muck around with the "bomb" beforehand, the service
microfiche recommends at least _twenty_ full force pedal depressions with the
motor off before you touch it.

> Also where is the Font/Rear Bias valve?  How can this be
> checked/Serviced?

Ah ...

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 Phil Payne
 phil@sievers.com
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club