Re: 90q squeak squeak?

[Tom Nas <tnas@euronet.nl>]

Andrei Kogan <abk@phy.duke.edu> wrote:

>My next step in our never-ending journey towards making our 88 90q feel
>like a brand new car is  to fight the cabin noises. I have id'd at least
>three distinct squeaks, annoying as hell:

>1. Front seats. Both show some play in the backrest, and both make squeaky
>noises. I seem to remember a discussion about seat restoration a while ago,
>but that was for a 100/200 cars. The suggested cure was to replace teflon
>(?) bushings in the seat assembly. If anyone has any specific information,
>part numbers etc please drop me a line.

Mine makes exactly the same noise, whereas my previous '88 80 was
near-silent (totally silent actually, until I had the windscreen replaced
by a mobile screen fitter. Stupid idea.). The creak in the driver's seat
backrest is driving me bonzo, actually. I've tried to straighten the
badly-bent seatback without much success, there seems to be little rigidity
and lots of play in the construction. These seats, while pretty much
identical to my 80's, seem very weak in construction.

There's also a rattle from the trunk which I can't seem to localize (I've
emptied it completely, but no dice- sounds like something hitting the
bodywork) and some creaking interior trim pieces.
While I appreciate that this car's apparently seen a little more action
than my previous (higer-mileage and bent) 80, the difference is amazing.

Next time I buy a used car, I'll look for bad road surface a little better
than I did last time. It might be a 'start-of-production problem' though,
as my 90's one of the first produced (2/87) and more than a year earlier
than the 80 (4/88). Maybe the quattro system adds to the equation, for the
necessary changes to the bodywork have been added after the introduction of
the FWD 80.

Tom

 _______________________________________________________________________
 Tom Nas                                          Zeist, The Netherlands
 tnas@euronet.nl
 1987 Audi 90q 2.3E, Tizianrot metallic, 167,000km

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