Rusty door hinges on 95 S6/A6???

[Henrik Danford-Klein <danfordklein@yahoo.com>]

My "new" used '95 S6 has a binding drivers door.  The door was
lubricated by the guy that I bought it from, but it didn't fix the
problem, though it got a little better. The lubricant coming out of
the hinge is rust colored.  Schaumburg Audi who did the pre-purchase
inspection said the door hinge had to be replaced, though only after I
pointed out the problem ($385, which one of you said was EXPENSIVE for
that job).

Anyway, I call Audi USA, and they of course would not cover it under
the rust warranty.  I was told by them that the car must not have been
properly maintained , i.e. the doors had not been lubricated. Are you
supposed to lubricate doors to prevent rust in the hinges??? She
claimed it said so in the Audi manual under do-it-yourself maintenance.

I got a price reduction on the car, but I am a little mystified by the
fact that a 3.2 year old car has rusty door hinges.  Any thoughts???

Henrik

'95 Audi S6 (smooth lightning with not so smooth doors)
'96 Audi A6Q (doors doing OK)






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