85 4000S with cracked front crossmember

[Tnquattro at aol.com]

I had the same thing happen on a 86 GT Coupe and had to change the complete 
subframe with a used one.

Joe 
Chattanooga


In a message dated 4/23/01 1:50:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ti at amb.org 
writes:

> Subj:  Re: 85 4000S with cracked front crossmember
>  Date:    4/23/01 1:50:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time
>  From:    ti at amb.org (Ti Kan)
>  Sender:  quattro-admin at audifans.com
>  To:  Burns334 at aol.com
>  CC:  quattro at audifans.com
>  
>  Burns334 at aol.com writes:
>  > Car has had a very quite and gentle life with only 60K miles.  Looked 
>  > underneat right front wheel and see front cross member has several 
severe 
>  > cracks in crossmember around were it attaches to the lower A arm in the 
>  > front.  Has anyone seen this before or know of recall
>  
>  I think you mean the subframe... that's a stout piece and shouldn't
>  crack easily.  There is no recall on it that I know about.  Have you
>  been the car's owner since new?  Maybe a previous owner had hit something.
>  
>  -Ti
>  01 S4 2.7 biturbo quattro
>  84 5000S 2.1 turbo
>  80 4000 2.0
>  96 A4 2.8 quattro (sold but not forgotten)
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