Re: pump is toast (was: intermittent stalling)

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

Jeff;

    If you live near Toronto, try N&D Automotive Im-parts Ltd., 1104 Fewster
Drive, Unit 14-17, Mississauga  L4W 2V7  phone 905-625-9393, Fax
905-625-7851. He sells a wide range of OEM and aftermarket Audi & VW parts
at relatively reasonable prices.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  260k km
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Mruss <rmruss@pangea.ca>
To: 'quattro@coimbra.ans.net' <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Saturday, October 10, 1998 2:56 AM
Subject: pump is toast (was: intermittent stalling)


Sadly, I can now confirm that, as Mike Arman stated in his post recently,
the volcano syndrome is indeed a sign of a pump about to fail.  I started up
the car today, backed out of the driveway, and thought, "hmmm the brakes
seem soft today".  Drove 10 metres down the street, applied the brakes just
to check, NO power assist, and steering was very heavy.  Turned around, went
back home, checked fluids, everything OK.  I have therefore concluded my
pump is bad and needs a rebuild.  If I'm wrong, please tell me, but
otherwise, next week will see the installation of a rebuilt rack from Jorgen
and the rebuilding of the pump.  Speaking of which, the dealer wants aprox.
$50 CDN for the pump rebuild kit.  Is this reasonable?  Anyone else have a
better (read:  cheaper) Canadian source for the kit and/or hydraulic fluid,
(as the dealer wants $31 CDN for a litter of fluid)?

Additionally, I will have a Bentley before I attempt this, but is this the
sort of thing I can do without having attempted anything beyond a thermostat
change in a Rabbit in the past?  I would much rather take the time to do
this than pay a mechanic, but don't want to make the problem worse.
Thoughts?

TIA

Jeff Mruss
'84 5KS