Re: '84 5kCD repair costs

[Frog Foot <frogf00t@yahoo.com>]

---Andrei Kogan <abk@phy.duke.edu> wrote:
>
> At 08:47 PM 11/12/98 GMT, you wrote:
> >I've found an advertisement for an '84 5kCD. (No, not diesel)
> >It was really cheap, although it needed some repairs.
> >I'll list them here, can you Audi-Gods out there tell me if it is
> >expensive? (Probably some strange words in my translation, I'm not so
> >good in english)
> >
> >* Worn out brake discs in front
> 
> guessing $40-50 +labor (us prices) fairly easy to do yourself

Ok, I paid 54$ a peice  and 35 dollars for the pads, I put these on my
self and found one of my bleeder valves to be clogged with crap, so I
called around and the lowest I could get for bleeder valves were $.49
cents (us dollars) 

> 
> >* Dangerous cracks in brake hoses
> 
> about the same 

no problems on mine. but I called on replacement costs and they were
58 bux per wheel. but I bet I can get cheaper if I look. 

> 
> >* Worn out (?) steering rack (Pretty common?)
> 
> the biggest ticket item here
> 
> >* Worn out CV joint (?) outer left front
> 
> $100 + 2 hours labor, a bit of a PITA

PITA? .. I havent checked on this yet, but I have the same problem.
can someone explain how this problem comes about? and explain what's
involved a little in repair, cause I can do this my self if I can,
hence. what would i need to do to repair this.. 

or is it better off repaired at the shops? 

> 
> >* Worn out bushings in rear subframe
> 
> dunno, guessing $200
> 
> >* Exhaust leak
> 
> Cracked EM? 2nd biggest tikcet item, otherwise no big deal
> 
> 
> >* Locks/door handles (Common..)
> 
> roughly $50/door + labor

can I repair a broken door handle .. the symtom is : 
if you push the handle in at the right angle it works properly.
otherwise your yankin for your life :) .. 

I paid 50$ for a door handle for a 86 ford mustang, DEALER cost, with
a 10% discount and it's not nearly as complex as the audi door
handles. should I get a used door handle to repair this or am I better
off with new? 


> 
> >* Oil leaking from steering rack
>  see above
> >In addition some minor stuff like rear power windows don't work,
light
> >bulbs etc.

I only have 1 windows that doesnt roll down, at least I'm not sure why
yet... the windows are all controled from the drivers side door. the
controls on the other doors simply don't work, but they still light up
which is nice :) .. can this be easly repaired? 

the back window on the drivers side doesnt roll down, and I'm not sure
why yet.. I plan on redoing the electrical system sometime soon. 
so I'm gonna check it out. 


> 
> maybe, another $200?
> 
> 
> >This car is very cheap, and I can (hopefully) afford to fix it up. Is
> >is cosmetically in great shape. I can fix the exhaust and other minor
> >things myself, but I'll leave steering and brakes to people who know
> >how to fix it.

actualy I would do the breaks on your own, it's not difficult at all,
just make sure you have something to squeeze the calipers one motion
at a time, it also has to be large enough to grip the outside and the
piston.. 

if you have NO idea what I'm talking about, I have a manual on how to
do it, that I can scan a graphic and draw in some call out's for ya..
trust me all you need is some minor socket wrench sizes. hell I wish I
wrote the sizes down, possibly a pair of plyers (to loosen the bleeder
valves enoung to remove them. (which can be done after you mount the
wheel back.. (tip there) .. 

I did my pads/disk's in about 2 hours. and my girlfreind bitched at me
the whole time cause she had no faith in me.. now the car will sqeal
to a stop and scare the hell out of old ladies walking across streets. 

best breaks I'v had in a while.. my subaru's breaks went out a month
after I drove it off the lot. audi breaks are well made.. and easy to
replace. 

If you have an AUTOZONE or simular, they stock these parts sometimes. 

other then that. it's fairly simple. .. there is electrical wires
involved with my breaks tho.. I guess a wear sensor that is embedded
into the pad and runs up to something or other, I didnt have time to
research this info. so I just cut it.. :) I don't need to know when my
breaks are worn out with a light bulb. 




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Steve Berry
Located in wonderfull downtown Taylor, Michigan
(A)bort, (R)etry, R(i)nse, R(e)peat... [    ] 
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