Re: Auto to a 5speed conversion

[Robert W Obrien <rwo@u.arizona.edu>]

On Tue, 23 Sep 1997, Sachelle Babbar wrote:

> I know this question has been asked almost too many times before, but my
> situation is a little different. I've got an 84 5ksT. They were only made
> with slush boxes until 86. I would like to upgrade to a 5 speed if the
> tranny blows. The problem is this: I need manual driveshafts. They can
> only come off of an 86 up. The 86 and ups have abs. I don't. Will they fit
> the strut housing? What could I do? I just thought for a second that I
> could try using non turbo 5 speed drive shafts and putting the turbo inner
> cv joints on them, but the outer joint may be diff (splines or size). This
> quaetion have been boggling me forever. How can I do this (or not!!)
> 
> 
Correction: ABS was optional. I infer this because, well, I have a 5-speed
5000 Turbo (6-86 manufacture) MC engine, 016 gearbox, 5-lug wheels, and no
ABS. So it would seem that you'd just have to get the same shafts mine
has, I think- or the outer joints might still be problematic. Hmm,
ProbleMatic- what Audi should have named the 5000 autobox? Doesn't have
quite the same ring to it as Tiptronic, but you never know.

And that's some fearsome boost numbers you're pulling there. Wasn't that
turbo suspect, though? My water-cooled version has 170,000 miles on its
first K26. Only pulls 1.3 bar, though...

Regards,
Rob