RE: Was Lousy fuel economy on '91 200TQW, now is ebrake cables

[James Desveaux <desveaux@ucla.edu>]

Huv:

Okay, as a public service announcement, for those of you with '91 200
quattros with 3B motors, in need of ebrake cables, the earlier ones made
for the cars with MC motors will work.  They're 5 mm longer, and if you've
got a super long 10mm socket to loosen the adjusting nut in the tunnel
under the handbrake mechanism, you can make it work fine.  I found out on
my car that Audi installed the earlier cables on my car.  They're lying
around?  FIne, let's use 'em.  The customer won't know the difference.  In
removing the old cable, I kept wondering why the hell they designed
something where the adjusting nut had to be cinched up so far, and why it
was a PITA to loosen and remove.  




>
>At 11:15 PM 12/13/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>>>   Once again, Audi, where quality is Job 26.
>>
>>funny!
>>
>>maybe you should share the ebrake cable thing with the group?  Is there
>>a "good" way to use the early cable, and save money?  I guess if not,
>>it's not useful info...
>>
>>Good luck with your quest.  I swapped to CIS-E and gained about 10% fuel
>>economy.  yeah, wow.  But that would be a step way back for you...
>>
>>-- 
>>Huw Powell
>>
>>http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
>>
>>82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250
>>
>>http://people.ne.mediaone.net/audi/thoughts.htm