Bearing noise, shift linkage.

[Tom Love]

The noise you ask of sounds very much like the driveshaft center support
(carrier) bearing.
I just went through that with my QSW (Passat Syncro)
Your thoughts on the shifting seem correct too.
Good call asking on this list since the syncro is really about the same as
the 4000q (80q typ85)
There is a group dedicated to your car and concerns
(http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/syncronized/) if you are interested.
Good luck with that car. I love mine.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eyvind Spangen" <200q20v at bluezone.no>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 5:59 PM
Subject: Bearing noise, shift linkage.


> I just bought an old Passat Syncro (Quantum Syncro for you US guys) and
have
> three questions.
>
> 1. I can hear a bearing noise coming from somewhere under the car, in the
> middle or rear. It is almost silent except when I press the clutch to
shift
> at more that 40 mph. I can also hear it, but not that loud when I just
> release the gas pedal. If I press the clutch when standing still, no
noise.
> That would indicate that it's not the clutch, right? I'm thinking either
> driveshaft bearing or something inside the differential. I just changed
the
> oil on it, and the old oil looked fine, just a bit dark. The noise is
> annoying!
>
> 2. It is very hard to engage 1st, 2nd, 5th and reverse. I have to press
the
> shift lever really hard to the left or right to get it into those gears.
> >From what I know, it's probably the ball joints on the small rod on top
of
> the the transmission, the rod that transfers the side-to-side-movement
from
> the shifter. Any experience?
>
> -- 
> Thanks a lot,
> E. Spangen
>
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