[urq] the consequences of rally...

[Martin Pajak]

Mike,

Sounds like either the cable refused to work (I am assuming this is an '83 or '84) or vacuum.

As for the rear diff... it's unrelated and it's a common problem.
The seal wears a groove in the flange and over time the seal will leak.
Even a new seal will not work well if the flange is worn badly BTDT... you might even need a rapair sleeve (very thin and slips over the flange to fix the groove).

HTH
Martin Pajak
www.quattro.ca

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Mike Fitton <rfitton at vt.edu>
Date:  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 00:14:32 -0500

>I did an offroad tsd rally last weekend and have some issues as a 
>result.  These are my first audi-specific problems, so I'm at the point 
>where I know basically nothing at all.  During the rally, I was running 
>with locked diffs.  About halfway through, we went on asphalt for the 
>dinner break, and I unlocked them after I got on the asphalt.  On the 
>way back, still on asphalt, I pulled the knob and nothing happened.  No 
>blinking, no locking, nothing.  I'm pretty certain it's not a mechanical 
>problem with the diffs themselves, just a connection somewhere.  So 
>where should I start looking?
>
>Also, there's a very slow fluid leak coming out from the front of the 
>rear diff where the driveshaft goes in.  I don't think it is, but could 
>it be related?  Either way, what am I looking at for repair work?
>
>-Cheers!
>Mike
>
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