quattro towing

[Sze Hui]

Personally, I'd rather not bother with all that stuff and have my Audi towed on a flatbed.  That's what they did to mine when I broke down last week.  

Sze Hui
'87 5kcstq
-----Original Message-----
From: george mills <gamills at ns.sympatico.ca>
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2001 21:20:45 -0300
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: RE: quattro towing


> Dave Eaton Wrote:
> >had a conversation with a bloke about towing a quattro.  he has a gen 1
> >quattro (early wr ur-q) and was of the opinion that he didn't need to worry
> >about any towing restrictions as he didn't have the torsen diff.
> >
> >this is *not* correct.  the same towing restrictions apply for all
> >quattro's.  50 km at 50km/hr maximum.
> >
> >if you exceed this the manual warns that damage could occur.
> 
> Okay, let's have a look at the manual. Gen 1 specific.
> *Vehicles with manual transmissions
> There are no restrictions on speed or distance when towing
> manual-transmission cars behind other vehicles.*
> 
> There is a caution however for CS quattro only:
> *Whenever possible, tow with front wheels off ground. The central and
> rear differential must be "unlocked" during towing...* etc. 
> Note: "whenever possible."
> 
> I do not personally see how anything could be damaged in a
> manual-transmission quat by towing at any speed with four wheels on
> the tarmac, in neutral, diffs unlocked, but the manual confuses the
> issue. If someone has a definitive answer for this, I would love to
> hear it. 
> 
> Best regards,
> Geo
> 

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