Re: Rusty door hinges on 95 S6/A6???

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

Henrik;

    You have to lube the door hinges. If you look at their placement, they
are actually on the weather side of the door seal - rain, snow, etc. can get
at them. They should be lubed at least twice a year with a good
moisture-displacing, water resistant lube.
    Rusty lube coming from the hinge indicates internal corrosion in the
hinge.

HTH

Fred Munro
'91 200q  264k km
-----Original Message-----
From: Henrik Danford-Klein <danfordklein@yahoo.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 8:05 PM
Subject: Rusty door hinges on 95 S6/A6???


>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
>