Driveshaft interchangability 5kq vs 200q

[Chris Semple]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of AUDIJIM at aol.com

> The drive shaft should fit with no problems at all. I have a
> 1987 5000cs TQ
> and the drive shaft started to make noise from the center
> bearing. I had a 1992
> S4 parts car sitting there so I took them both off and they
> looked almost the
> same. If I remember the S4's drive shaft looked a little
> beefier next to the
> 5000's. The dimensions are the same. I have been running the
> 5000 like this
> for 3 years or so. My 5000 now has over 235,000 miles now.
>
> What your mainly concerned with is the length of the drive shaft, the
> location of the center bearing and if the mounting flange(s)
> with line up with the
> trans or rear diff your trying to put this on.
> JIM

Isn't the s4 propshaft 18mm shorter than the 200tq unit?

-Cheers
-Chris Semple
Concord NH
'92 S4, 125k
   '93 E350 Club, 267k
      '98 A6qA, 90k