Big hairy PITA (ignition switch repair)

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <353C1B19.55EACAB3@multiverse.com> harrison writes:

> Luckily, my friend who has a body shop down the street has every
> tool known to man and this hollow tip torx bit was in his collection.

I carry them in the boot.  And a whole lot of triangular and spiral
bits.  But the upper steering column should be secured by a shear bolt.

> By the way, the ignition switch does not open to put my old tumbler
> in it. I am now forced to carry two keys like a Chevy. How
> embarrassing it is.

It does, but the procedure is only docummented in Haynes, not in
Bentley.  It involves drilling a hole at a precisely measured spot -
it's in the archives, somewhere.

For most Audis, complete replacement tumbler and key sets are available
as "repair kits" - see the parts microfiche.  For the ur-quattro, this
is # 811 898 081D.

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