RE: My 5K got lowered!!- for free

["Livolsi, Stephane" <livols1@investorsgroup.com>]

Thanks Fred.  I already got a matching set from a wrecker. Paid $45 each
- I thought that was OK.  Neither the new ones or the old one have any
colored dots....they are too rusty... 

Stephane Livolsi
180 Yorston St
Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3Z1
ph 250-392-2637
fax 250-392-2693

'86 5KTQ stock (if you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)

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>From: 	Fred Munro[SMTP:munrof@isys.ca]
>Sent: 	December 18, 1999 9:33 AM
>To: 	Livolsi, Stephane; 'Audi Quattro List'
>Subject: 	Re: My 5K got lowered!!- for free
>
>Hi Stephane;
>
>    I had the bottom coil snap off the left front spring on my '86 5ktq. It
>snapped from fatigue initiated by a rust pit. Keep your springs rust-free if
>you want them to last.
>    Note that your spring has a series of coloured paint dots on it - these
>designate the spring rate (stiffness). If you are replacing one spring,
>match the colour code. If you can't find a matching spring, replace both
>front springs. I had to search many wreckers to find a matching spring for
>my '86.
>
>Fred Munro
>'94 S4  94k km
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Livolsi, Stephane" <livols1@investorsgroup.com>
>To: "'Audi Quattro List'" <quattro@audifans.com>
>Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 5:03 PM
>Subject: My 5K got lowered!!- for free
>
>
>> Actually, it's only lowered in the front right corner.  Dropped my
>> daughter off at school this morning and while backing up in a turn, a
>> very loud SPROING! noise from the front right corner.  At the same time
>> the steering felt stiff and then back to normal after the sproing.  I
>> know that CV is on its way out and thought that was it - except I was
>> puzzled as to why would I still be able to have motion if the cv was
>> broken (diffs unlocked)?.  Continued gingerly on my way to work and
>> anytime I took a 90 degree corner (at an intersection) it would sproing
>> into the turn, and sproing again when straightening out.  When I finally
>> got time to take the tire off, I found the problem - the top coil of the
>> spring had snapped off.  The sproing was the spring turning against the
>> strut support!  It had left a very jagged edge that was digging in and
>> would not allow the spring to turn until a certain tension was reached.
>> YIKES!
>>
>> Bad news is the dealer wants over $200 Can. per spring :(
>>
>> Good news is a not too distant wrecker has several 5K's but no quattros
>> :1
>>
>> Better news is 5K non-q springs will fit a q :)
>>
>> Best news is wrecker only wants $45/spring {:o)
>>
>> Has anyone else ever had a coil spring snap just like that?  I
>> accelerate and brake fairly hard but tend to take it easy on the bumps
>> and don't rally or anything like that. This car is a daily driver and I
>> treat it pretty good.
>>
>>
>> Stephane Livolsi
>> 180 Yorston St
>> Williams Lake, BC, V2G 3Z1
>> ph 250-392-2637
>> fax 250-392-2693
>>
>> '86 5KTQ stock (if you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)
>>
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