1986 100 Throttle cable LHD/RHD?

Lankytim · 04-12-08, 05:12 PM

The only thing keeping my 1986 100 avant off the road is a lack of a throttle cable!

Ive tried everywhere but nobody has a cable for a 4 cylinder carb model. The closest I can get is from the Audi main dealer who can supply a LHD cable from Germany, in theory it should be slightly longer than the RHD version and so would be usable but can anybody tell me for sure?

quattrokid · 04-12-08, 05:19 PM

have you tried quattro corner?

Pete Reeves may be able to help you

http://www.quattrocorner.com/

Lankytim · 04-12-08, 07:58 PM

Will do, thanks!

pimpdriver · 04-12-08, 08:28 PM

what about something off any 80 or 90???

Probably a similar fixing either end????

Lankytim · 04-12-08, 10:48 PM

The 80 is totally different, not tried a 90.

TheTwelveQuidKid · 05-12-08, 02:49 AM

Unless anyone can tell you for sure, it could be a case of trial and error (hopefully not too many errors).
If it was me, I'd probably go to a breakers yard (the good old fashioned type where you can roam round and find stuff for yourself) and have a look at a few VWs and Audis, or anything else, to see what else looks compatible.

If all else fails, have you got the old one ? If so, it might be possible to have the ends fitted to another cable. OR - see if you can find an AA or RAC man, and ask nicely if they have any temporary end fittings. I called the AA out once because my sister's LHD porsche 924 had a broken clutch cable. Matey turned up on a motorbike and virtually made up a new temporary cable for me at the side of the road. It got the car home, and then to my mate's workshop, where I modified a new one so it couldn't snap again (it had plastic ends which were the weak point, particularly on sthis car which had a very stiff clutch mechanism). I fabricated some metal ends so they couldn't snap like the plastic ones would have done.

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04-12-08, 07:58 PM	#3
Lankytim Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 513	Will do, thanks! __________________ 1979 Allegro 1500 special (nearly back on the road after resto!) 1993 Audi Coupe 2.6 (non runner at the moment) 1996 Citroen XM 2.5 TD- Veg oil burner. 2004 Fiat Multipla 1.9 JTD ELX. "Eagles may fly high, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines"

04-12-08, 10:48 PM	#5
Lankytim Grown up member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 513	The 80 is totally different, not tried a 90. __________________ 1979 Allegro 1500 special (nearly back on the road after resto!) 1993 Audi Coupe 2.6 (non runner at the moment) 1996 Citroen XM 2.5 TD- Veg oil burner. 2004 Fiat Multipla 1.9 JTD ELX. "Eagles may fly high, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines"

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TheTwelveQuidKid Grown up member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 422	Unless anyone can tell you for sure, it could be a case of trial and error (hopefully not too many errors). If it was me, I'd probably go to a breakers yard (the good old fashioned type where you can roam round and find stuff for yourself) and have a look at a few VWs and Audis, or anything else, to see what else looks compatible. If all else fails, have you got the old one ? If so, it might be possible to have the ends fitted to another cable. OR - see if you can find an AA or RAC man, and ask nicely if they have any temporary end fittings. I called the AA out once because my sister's LHD porsche 924 had a broken clutch cable. Matey turned up on a motorbike and virtually made up a new temporary cable for me at the side of the road. It got the car home, and then to my mate's workshop, where I modified a new one so it couldn't snap again (it had plastic ends which were the weak point, particularly on sthis car which had a very stiff clutch mechanism). I fabricated some metal ends so they couldn't snap like the plastic ones would have done.