Diff lock guard -Reply

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <3.0.3.32.19970903164951.009b7cb0@pop-lex> Mark.Granoff@Software.com (Mark Granoff) writes:

> When I bought my '94 90CSQ (in July) from a dealer, the salesman explained
> what the switch did and when you'd use it. He recommended strongly against
> using it, even to just try it out, as (at least in this generation of
> Quattro) differentials had been known to break under the strain.

I've never heard of a quattro differential 'breaking' under any kind of 
strain.  The tyres will slip _LONG_ before that point.

-- 
 Phil Payne
 Committee Member, UK Audi [ur-]quattro Owners Club