Re: audi recall for tranny

[Ali.Mouline@Eng (Ali Mouline)]

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>From @Relay.CV.COM:mlr@tater.CV.COM Tue Sep 21 12:59 PDT 1993
To: quattro@aries.East.Sun.COM
Subject: Re: audi recall for tranny
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> From @Relay.cv.com:phamh@dt.wdc.com Tue Sep 21 15:07:17 1993
> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 93 11:58:19 PDT
> From: phamh@dt.wdc.com (Hien Pham x7669)
> To: quattro@aries.East.Sun.COM, mlr@tater.cv.com
> Subject: Re: audi recall for tranny
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> > Hi Guys,
> > 
> > About that recall....  I found this in my archive.
> > 
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> (stuff deleted)
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> > 
> > Now, my car has a vvverring noise that seems
> > to be coming form either the transmission or from a bad wheel
> > bearing. The car is an 85 5000S that I bought about 5 months
> > ago and it has 99,000 miles.
> >  
> > My problem is as follows:
> >  
> > If the noise is indeed coming from the transmission, how do
> > I make sure that the damage if any, is repaired and that I
> > don't pay for the repairs:) If the dealer admits that there
> > is damage, he/she might argue that  I was negligent in performing
> > all the servicing since I don't have all the records. The second
> > scenario is that the gear oil change eliminates the noise
> > and the dealer then denys that there is damage while in fact
> > there is. In that case my car will break down six months from
> > now on a cold, rainy night in the middle of nowhere :)
> >  
> > So, what would be the best strategy here ??
> >  
> > Thanks,
> > 
> >  
> > ali-
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> 
> Hello,
> 
> Was there any reply to ali's problem in the archive ?
> 
> -Hien
>


I looked thru the archive and I don't find a response from Ali regarding what
happened to his tranny.... Sorry...


Mike L.


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Hello All:

I am the Ali with the original tranny question. Here is the end of the 
story:

I took the car to the dealer as per the recall letter and informed them
of the vvrr noise. They replaced the final drive oil with some synthetic
oil and informed me that it had to be inspected and topped of if nessecary
every 15,000 miles. They gave me two coupons for a free final drive oil
inspection. About the noise, they said it was probably tire noise from the
front tires.

I replaced the front tires but the noise persisted. I returned to the
dealer and this time they said that it was a bad front wheel bearing.
I replaced the bearing myself and the noise disapeared. Thats the end
of the story. As of today that is :)

I have put in about 10,000 miles after the recall oil change and so far
I have not noticed anything unusual from the transmission. It seems
that there was no sever damage done prior to the oil change.

Also, from the attitude of the dealer, it didn't seem like a big deal
to them in contrast to the recall letter. 

Good luck,

ali-