89 200 quattro available cheap Toronto Ontario

[David Head]

Those just don't go together. The first/reverse problem is usually
caused by a bad 3.00 bushing in the linkage. Takes about an hour or so
to replace. Can you get it into other gears? If so, then your clutch/TO
etc aren't likely bad.
A bent half shaft will give big vibration problems which could cause a
wheel or transaxle bearing to go bad - but affect the clutch -  this
just doesn't go together... You could get a used half shaft cheap at any
number of places, especially if the CV joint condition doesn't matter.

Colin Barfoot wrote:

> I am looking for offers for the entire vehicle - the car needs to be
> taken away - I don't have a place to strip and sell parts.My 89 200
> quattro currently needs more repairs than the car is worth to fix
> it.It is at Owasco Audi in Whitby southern Ontario (~ 40km east of
> downtown Toronto). You can reach me at this email address - or for
> serious offers at colin.barfoot at opg.com (my address at my current
> prime contract). The car has just over 315,000 km,  I have owned it
> for 2 years and have the maintenance recods from the previous 2 owners
> - for the past 6 years before that.The A/C was just converted to run
> R134 and all maintenance was up to date.  The car was run on Mobile 1
> 15W-50 summers 10W-30 winters.  Slight surface rust in fenderwells and
> along rear skirt under the "plastic chrome strip on the rear bumber".
> The car uses 1L oil every 7000 km.  The hydraulic system has no
> leaks.  Power everything works.  Front tires are worn from a lapping
> day at Mosport - driver training track rears are fine ~ 1/4" tread
> left.  Full size spare.The car is black with alcantra - cloth with
> leather trim interior - with the real wood trim. Only mods are the
> Official Schrapell Knobben (TM) Samco hose and Audi turbo bypass
> valve. The problem is that somehow I bent the transmission half shaft
> - I had occasionally had found it very difficult to get the car into
> reverse...and recently it was getting harder hand harder to shift into
> first.  The dealer says the half shaft has also damaged the clutch and
> flywheel and needle bearing on the crankshaft??? ~ $3000 CDN for parts
> at dealer prices. It saddens me to send this message - since I have
> been a quattro owner since 1990 but cannot afford to get a new Audi at
> present.  Hopefully I haven't been on the list for a while having
> moved to Toronto setting up as a consulting engineer (was
> colin_barfoot at email.msn.com) no longer active account so don't reply
> there).
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