Fwd: Re: 3B tranny same as MC-2 tranny?

[Peter Schulz]

Just in case some of you wanted to know the details of the Audi Procon Ten seat belt tensioning system, Chris Miller has an excellent description on his website,,,,


> Here's a good description:
> http://members.aol.com/c1j1miller/procon10.html


-Peter


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>Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 15:38:53 -0800
>Subject: Re: 3B tranny same as MC-2 tranny?
>From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>To: Peter Schulz <peschulz at cisco.com>
>
>Thanks, Peter!
>
>Apparently from the description, it is the rearward motion of the engine and
>tranny resulting from a frontal crash that activates the system, not the
>engine dropping down, which seems more logical to me.  I was not aware of or
>have forgotten aabout this system, and I bet that few 200 owners are.  Its
>worth posting the link on our list I think.  Would you please do so?
>
>Regards, Bernie
>
>> From: Peter Schulz <peschulz at cisco.com>
>> Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 15:41:05 -0500
>> To: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>> Subject: Re: 3B tranny same as MC-2 tranny?
>>
>> Bernie:
>>
>> From my understanding, in a severe front end accident, the motor and
>> transmission mounts are designed to shear and drop the engine/transmission
>> below the passenger compartment instead of smashing into it.
>>
>>
>>
>> HTH
>> -Peter
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 11:52 AM 3/6/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>>> Never noticed that.  Sounds like a stomach crusher.  How can the tranny
>>> drop?
>>>
>>> Bernie
>>>
>>>> From: Peter Schulz <peschulz at cisco.com>
>>>> Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 14:25:13 -0500
>>>> To: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>>>> Subject: Re: 3B tranny same as MC-2 tranny?
>>>>
>>>> there are cables attached to the front seat belts and to the transmission -
>>>> the idea is that in an accident, the transmission is designed to drop and
>>>> that
>>>> tensions the cables and therefor the seat belts.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you are under the car you will see some cables that go over the
>>>> transmission.
>>>>
>>>> -peter
>>>> At 11:20 AM 3/6/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>>>>> Still no clue!
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Peter Schulz <peschulz at cisco.com>
>>>>>> Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 13:53:01 -0500
>>>>>> To: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: 3B tranny same as MC-2 tranny?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Procon 10 Bernie....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott loves acronyms....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -Peter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> At 10:45 AM 3/6/2003 -0800, you wrote:
>>>>>>> Scott,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> FMO, what's a P10?  Must be the pipes hanging bracket just behind the
>>>>>>> cats,
>>>>>>> no?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Newbe Bernie
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> From: QSHIPQ at aol.com
>>>>>>>> Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:18:34 EST
>>>>>>>> To: benswann at comcast.net
>>>>>>>> Cc: quattro at audifans.com, 200q20v at audifans.com
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: 3B tranny same as MC-2 tranny?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
>>>>>>>> Having just done a clutch in a 91 200tq, I can tell you that there is no
>>>>>>>> way
>>>>>>>> to keep p10 with an 016 trans swap.  That bracket is unique to the later
>>>>>>>> style transes, there is no bosses to even think about it on a 016.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> HTH
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> SJ
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>
>>

Peter Schulz
1990 CQ
1991 200 20v TQW indigo mica
1991 200 20v TQW titanium grey
Chelmsford, MA USA
peschulz at cisco.com