URS4 transmission problem.

[Brett Dikeman]

At 11:08 PM -0500 11/3/02, BBBurban at aol.com wrote:
>     My friend has an 1993 S4 with a strange sound in the transmission.  When
>in 1st gear it makes a sound similar to a worn CV joint.  It also does this
>in reverse, but not as loudly.  I believe this is done under power for the
>most part.

Many S-car models came with an infamously weak first gear.

See:

http://www.elektro.com/~audi/01E/

This is certainly a possibility.  Note Charlie's comments about
galling on the first gear.

FYI- there is a S-car specific mailing list on this site, might want
to have your friend join and summarize the problem/noises/etc.

Brett
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