[s-cars] My 6-speed is dying/question

[CLAG500 at aol.com]

Dave,

  Damn that blows!! I had a feeling it was something like that when I rode in
your car the other week. I think (don't quote me on this) I think you can get
the ring and pinion out without dropping the trans. Check it out in the
Bentley. You have another trans so that ring and pinion should work. Might only be
a one greasy day job.

Chad Tobin

In a message dated 10/16/03 5:10:13 PM Central Daylight Time,
s-car-list-request at audifans.com writes:

> From: "Dave Burig" <dburig at igsenergy.com>
>  To: "'S-Car-List'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>  Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:58:20 -0500
>  Subject: [s-cars] My 6-speed is dying/question
>
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>  Gentlemen (and Paul),
>
>  I have found out that the speed dependant knocking coming from what I
>  thought was a CV in on the prop shaft is actually the sound of a my 6-speed
>  (non CRB) dying.  Probably the mesh between the ring and pinion.  (Just put
>  it in about 3 years/50K miles ago).  I understand that the ring and pinion
>  must be replaced as a matched set.  My question is this:  If I can find a
>  five speed with a good ring and pinion, can I install the gears from my
>  6-speed onto the pinion from the 5- speed, then re-install that assembly
>  into my 6-speed=92s housing?  I=92m really not interested in buying another
>  6-$peed, but don=92t want to give up the extra gear.
>
>  DB=85and the =93B=94 don=92t stand for Braunschweig
>