Andre wrote:
> On Apr 8, 4:20 pm, TonyJ <"tonyjnospam at nospam visi.com"> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>
> Thank you, that's useful information.
> My car is a simple FWD. I've removed the driveaxels before when I
> hanged the struts and CV joint boots. These actualy use torx screws
> and not the tri-squares like the later models.
> I also have a relaxed schedule as long as my 95 A6 is running good. I
> have a garage space available for making it a multi-weekend project.
> My brother or a friend can help me if needed. A supply of good German
> beer should be no problem.
>
> I am assuming that replacing the whole clutch assembly is a must even
> though it is the bearing that went. I will also take a look at the
> linkages and grommets. I have had problems of that nature in the
> past. I can't believe that this car has about 400K miles and the
> clutch, which is the original clutch was still not slipping.
>
> many thanks,
> Andre
I have had no problems with T44 clutches in and of the four that I owned
and I usually drove them over 200K.
Still replacing as long as you are in there is a good idea but
re-surfacing the pressure plate might be good enough for it.
You should also look at the rubber bushings also. Another thing to check
is the moror mounts.
Have fun. I whould be a straight forward project.
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