by TonyJ <"tonyjnospam at nospam visi.com">
Apr 8, 2008 at 02:20 PM
Andre wrote:
> I am a rather courages amateur mechanic who has gone as far as
> replacing front struts on my Audi5000 '84.
> The car has about 400K miles. The throughout bearing finally went. I
> lost the ability to switch gears after a month of increasing noise.
> The clutch itself is probably still good. It was not slipping.
> How difficult is it to replace the throughout bearing/clutch in this
> car. Can I do it without a lift?
> Thanks,
> Andre
>
It depends if it is quattro or FWD. quattro is quite a bit more work. I
helped a friend replace his 5 speed in a T44 quattro. We did it lying on
the garage floor with the car on stands. The most difficult part is
dropping the drive shaft because the bolts are difficult to get at.
Doable but tedious.
Having a trans stand or jack is important. We didn't, and jury-rigged a
floor jack to lift the trans but that was rather dangerous.
If you have a spare weekend, a friend and a good supply of beer it
should be a true Audi experience.
Don't forget the Tri Square drives for removing the front axles Get a
clutch alignment tool to save a lot of headaches.
