Downshift Noise in 90 Quattro

[Kneale Brownson]

exhaust system interference with the driveshaft?


At 09:41 AM 12/27/2000 -0600, Sperry, Peter  A -Syntegra MN wrote:

>In my wife's newly acquired 1990 Audi 90 Quattro (4 Door), when I downshift
>or if I drive in, say, first and then back off the gas so that the engine
>slows it down, there's a strange noise that comes from just rear of the
>tranny.
>It sounds as if something is scraping on the drive shaft, because at slower
>speeds I can hear it turning.  I don't know how to best explain it, but
>someone out there I'm sure has had something similar.
>I took it in to get it aligned this morning, which might be the problem, but
>I'm curious if anyone has had the same sound?
>
>Peter
>'88 5KSQ
>'90 90Q20V
>