Re: Stupid Parts Tricks

[Sachelle Babbar <sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu>]

It sounds like a good idea. That and selling instructions on where to put
Audi badges.

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*Cockpit adjustable wastegate, AudiSport badge
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On Wed, 18 Mar 1998, Al Powell wrote:

> I said:
> 
> > > I once heard from my resident mechanic and ex-Porsche owner that
> > > the bolts which mount the turbo on his Porshe were $80 each!  One
> > > of the few items which makes Audi parts seem reasonable, if only
> > > by comparison...
> 
> Sachelle said:
> 
> > It might be because there is an aluminum crush washer attached to
> > the bolt to take up space on expansion and the washers compress
> > slightly to avoid snapped studs. It doesn't always work like that,
> > though.
>  
> I think maybe Sachelle and I should go into the aluminum washer 
> biz......... - 
> 
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