Re: Beware Hi Pres. Hydraulic (was: How do I change Hyd...)

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

Ouch! Ow,ow,ow .. that must have hurt! That MK is a lucky man. He got off
lightly considering what else he could have lost.

On the Audi, you are more likely to catch it in the face, since you are
usually looking at what you are doing when unbolting lines.

Safety first, qlisters!

Fred Munro
'94 S4  91k km

----- Original Message -----
From: Steve Jensen <sjensen@mindspring.com>
To: Quattro List <quattro@audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 1999 11:29 PM
Subject: Beware Hi Pres. Hydraulic (was: How do I change Hyd...)


>
> On Friday, 29 Oct 1999 Fred Munro said:
> PLEASE NOTE: On all cars which have the brake bomb, the brake pedal must
be
> pumped 40 times with the engine off to ensure that the bomb is discharged.
> Opening up a line containing hydraulic fluid at 3000 psig is not
recommended
> practice and may be detrimental to your continued well-being.
>
> Amen, brother!  The 82 ft. Coast Guard patrol boat I was stationed on used
> 5000 psi hydraulic to start the main engines.  Twin turbo V-12 Detroit
> Diesels with turbos the size of basketballs.  One of the MK's (machinery
> techs) made the mistake of standing on one of the charged hyd. lines to
> reach the top of one of the engines when the line suddenly let go.
> Violently.  He, quite literally, caught it in the ass, and suffered
> "subcutaneous injection" of hyd. fluid into the left cheek.  The doc at
the
> Norfolk Naval hospital said it was lucky he moved when it ruptured
> otherwise it could have ripped his left cheek away (!).  No permanent
> damage but scared the hell out of everyone.
>
> He got chewed out by the chief (after they found out he was going to be
> okay), a week of light duty, and was the "butt" of many jokes.
>
> I realize the Audi hyd. system is much smaller, but 3000 psi is nothing to
> fool around with.  Let's be careful out there!
>
> -Steve Jensen
> 87 5KCSTQ
>
>