Re: S4 transmission prob?

[Nivi@aol.com]

Dave Brady <brady@husc.harvard.edu>

wrote:
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Greetings,

I've picked up '92 S4 with 73K, which seemed to be in excellent condition.
I'm now hearing, at infrequent intervals, a humming sound from the
transmission, which lasts a few seconds at a time.  The dealer tells me
that they've heard this before in others, and that it's not a problem.

While looking at EuroCarFinder's Registry, one '92 S4 owner wrote:

          Transmission replaced under warranty at 50K miles due to worn
          pinion bearings. Common amoung S4's according to dealer.

Can anyone alleviate my anxiety about this?
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Dave,

According to Ned, my dealer's service manager, and other 92 S4 owners, there
was a problem with the transmission's pinion bearings being "stamp-punched
together", or something like that....I would *definitely* take it back to
your Audi dealer, or where it used to be serviced (hopefully a dealer) and
bitch until they contact Audi of America, and I would also call Audi on it
too...

I know for a fact that a 1992 that I was looking at was fixed by the dealer
*after* I looked at it, as a result of a salesman driving the car stated:
"the transmission's making noises", and he had Audi get it repaired, but I
walked away, as it was a black/grey, and I wanted a black/black....but Ben
(another lister here in NJ) bought it, and is quite happy with it....

Dorab (nivi@aol.com)
1993 S4
1990 CQ
1986 Caprice, 330k+mi...