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Retry: Thanks!! (and another question) re: antilock problems after service
Hi, everyone!
I tried to post this once, but I don't think it made it, so I'm trying
again. Sorry if it did make it onto the list and I missed it somehow!
To refresh everyone's memory, I had the wheel bearings and one cv shaft
replaced on my '88 Quattro 90. There was no Audi dealer where I was (in
Virginia) so it was done at a generic auto shop. Afterward, the
antilock system didn't work; the light stays on, antilock pulses at
extremely slow speeds, no antilock at all at normal speed.
Anyway, I managed to get a day off work this week to look at it. I can't
see a thing wrong, except *possibly* one: There is a "window" (for lack
of a better term) on the housing for the cv shaft where it attaches to
the hub. The cv shaft splines are visible through this window. I
couldn't see an equivalent on the driver's side, which was not replaced
(according to the mechanic, it had been replaced fairly recently.)
Could this window be misaligned, rendering the splines on the cv shaft
invisible to the sensor and causing my problems?
While the car was on jackstands, I decided to go ahead and change the
oil. The p.o. had done his last service at Jiffy Lube, apparently,
since that was the type filter I found. I almost cried...
To offset that (at least a little), I found a 1/4" nutdriver, in perfect
condition, when I removed the "sealing panel" (again, searching for a
term here) under the car. I took the panel off and nutdriver rolled
into my driveway. It's a Craftsman, too.
Thanks again, Q-listers!
Carlyle (new owner, obviously)