What is the function of this knob?
#1
What is the function of this ****?
I came across this photo in a GTS brochure and
I hadn't seen this before. Does anyone know the function of the **** in front of the hatch release? Thanks
I hadn't seen this before. Does anyone know the function of the **** in front of the hatch release? Thanks
#5
Not vacuum or electric operated, electric version has a small switch on the pod to operate them.
This type is hydraulic and is a common failure point due to the plastic lines breaking through age.
This type is hydraulic and is a common failure point due to the plastic lines breaking through age.
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#9
The later electric version is much more reliable than the earlier hydraulic system. Some people have converted to the later type or installed it in USA cars.
Myles
#10
The later ones are invariably failing because the plastic ball socket on the head lamp unit turns to dust with age and as I am aware there is currently no fix available for it.
It is on my "to do" list as and when I can get round to making something to fill the void. At the moment I have jammed a rubber packer in the mechanism to stop it from bobbing around..
#12
USA cars never had this system.
Alan
#13
Yes I had the hydraulic system in my old MY88, and electric in my current MY91 S4. The controls for both almost identical and as per the brochure photo - pod switch was never standard.
The hydraulic system never worked. The electric one works very well, but I had to replace one motor when the servo circuit started ‘hunting’. The servo compares resistance of track in motor which varies as headlight moves, with resistance selected by switch by parking brake.
Posts here put me off trying to repair hydraulic system. In spite of my 928 OCD! It seems a hopeless quest and candidate for flakiest system on the car along with rear tailgate release!
The hydraulic system never worked. The electric one works very well, but I had to replace one motor when the servo circuit started ‘hunting’. The servo compares resistance of track in motor which varies as headlight moves, with resistance selected by switch by parking brake.
Posts here put me off trying to repair hydraulic system. In spite of my 928 OCD! It seems a hopeless quest and candidate for flakiest system on the car along with rear tailgate release!