Re: Re: What is a bomb?

[schulz@iatcmail.ed.ray.com (Peter Schulz)]

DF ( jgraham1@erols.com) said:

DFAUTOHAUS@aol.com wrote:

>> The bomb is the accumulator. >
>Ah, thats not right. There are two hydraulic systems. One for steering
>and one for brakes. Theyboth have thire own hydraulic pumps. The
>accumulater is for the brakes only. It keeps hydraulic
>pressure up if the engine stops runing, so you can stop the car.

Not quite true. Some Audis, such as my Coupe Quattro, have only 
one hydraulic pump for both systems (and the Coupe Quattro has ABS)

-Peter Schulz
1990 Coupe Quattro
schulz@ed.ray.com