Flaky Flasher, Additional Info
This article is great and once done, the clicking was fixed. The grease was like slimy dirt. Excellent job by the author and I am very grateful to him or her.
I'd like to mention something with which I had trouble; I am not sure if any others were as obtuse.
When removing the cover to the turn signal guts, there is a photo with 6 green arrows; 4 pointing to Torx screws, and 2 pointing to tabs. I had trouble getting the tabs to release. At first it was because I was incorrectly trying to release them from the front of the assembly, not the rear as instructed.
However, once I figured out my error I could not see which way the tabs were to be released. Here is what I did...
There is a rim that goes around the back of the entire assembly; this creates the space inside this outer 'casing' in which all the terminals sit. At each slot for these two tabs there is a 1/8" slot in the outer casing and this slot passes through the channel in which the tabs live all the way to the front of the assembly. This is where the author instructs us to slide in the thin bladed screwdriver to release the tabs. However, the slot was too narrow in both dimensions in order for me to get any type of screwdriver in there. Plus, I could not tell if I was supposed to pry the tabs away from the outer casing and toward the center, or the other way around.
Plan B:
I always borrow lots of wooden coffee stirrers at that famous coffee shop for mixing epoxy and other tasks. These stirrers are about 1/16" thick and over 1/8" wide. So I planed (yes, with a small block plane) the width down to 1/8" and was able to slide the stirrer all the way into the slot (going toward the front of the assembly). This released the tab AWAY from the outer casing and the cover came right off.
I have a couple of photos that I can edit with arrows if anyone is interested. That is, if there is anyone who is less intelligent like me.
Thanks again to the original author.
Regards,
Lawrie (they spelled my name wrong when they reset my user account)
ASE Master Registered Audi Tech
Registered VW Tech
Ex-Editor of Bentley Manuals
Ex-Consultant on Audi Helpline
Ex-Warranty Analyst for VW.
Disabled and retired, but having fun with my VW when I can.