Driveshaft play in an 80q

[Paul Norman]

That's a little more play than I get in my 90 90q, but it doesn't
sound unreasonable. I had suspected this play to be the cause of my
drivetrain problems, but after doing some research it appears to be
normal.

Paul
90 90q
86 944

Message: 15
From: JShadzi at aol.com
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2000 10:34:32 EDT
Subject: Driveshaft play in an 80q
To: quattro at audifans.com

Since I have owned the car it has always made kind of a "ching a link 
chink" sort of sound from the rear diff after hard acceleration and
then 
letting off the gas and just coasting. 
If I grab the driveshaft with the car sitting still I can turn it
about 
30 degrees either way and it makes the same clinking sound. It seems
there 
is excessive play in the driveshaft. Is this normal, what is on its
way out 
it not?
Thanks,
Javad Shadzi
80qt