[urq] urq wastegate supports on tranny, evil audi joke?

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Hi Carl,

 

I re-posted to the list so everyone will know your progress J.

 

Glad to read that you know a bit about these oldies, it’ll make the task a
lot easier. 

 

About the wastegate gasket : I installed two, from a Honda goggle gasket
that I cut to fit, because the flex pipe was leaking a bit, and a new one is
$$$. But in fact, there is an Audi gasket offered on the later urS4 cars
from 1993-97 : 857 253 115. I found this AFTER I spent an hour looking for a
suitable one from another manufacturer. 

 

Louis-Alain

 

 

 

De : Carl C. [mailto:007css at live.com] 
Envoyé : 22 octobre 2008 14:16
À : Louis-Alain Richard
Objet : RE: [urq] urq wastegate supports on tranny, evil audi joke?

 

Hi, thanx for the pictures looks much cleaner than the old rusted block i
have now.  Ic a changed stud on the wastegate hehe just made me realize i'm
missing a gasket there. Gotta love how you moved it around tho lol.
I've had a little experience working with mc and later kh motors. Put one in
my 4000s but the wx is new to me no water lines to the turbo, these nasty
brackets, no knock sensors, etc.
 I managed to unjam the clutch just unbolting the plate and some hammering
did the trick, but changed the pusher plate anyways, weird it's almost new
but was really rusted. Also put the tranny back in place (had to jack the
front of the engine).
 

I'll post up some pics of the car later on the list. Starting from how nasty
it is right now till it's all done.



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> From: larichard at plguide.com
> To: 007css at live.com; urq at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [urq] urq wastegate supports on tranny, evil audi joke?
> Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:28:11 -0400
> 
> Hi there, (maybe you want to tell us your name ?)
> 
> I just rebuilt a stock WX earlier this year, and I ended assembling back
the
> engine in 3 big assemblies:
> 
> Long-block, head, complete exhaust system.
> 
> As for the exhaust, it was assembled complete (turbo, EM, downpipe,
> wastegate, brackets, flexpipe) on the bench, and bolted to the engine just
> before the installation in the car. If the engine is still in the car, the
> exhaust system then must be installed part after part, there is no room to
> bolt the EM on the head in situ. 
> 
> I'll send you a few pics of the system assembly, in another private mail.
> 
> Louis-Alain
> 1983 urQuattro, 
> Montreal QC 
> CANADA
> 
> 
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> 
> Anyways on my way there i found some supports connected to the tranny and
> the wastegate. I had no trouble removing the top one but the bottom one
was
> a rough one.I have no torches.
> The nuts really din't want to give at all. Anyways i was wondering has
> anyone run without the supports there? I'll probly be swapping the engine
in
> a few months since it seems to vibrate a lil, could be a few reasons... So
> wondering if it will put too much stress on the exhaust manifold from all
> the movement. I ask since under it's a flexi so maybe it's to prevent mani
> cracking? It's been already majorly rewelded tho.