Diagnosis of Strange Ur-Q Noise

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

In message <01bd2428$1e4e9480$5594b0c7@JohnCorbishley> "John C." writes:

> I believe that I mislead you all when I previously described the noise 
> my '83 Ur-Q was making, attributing it to the 2,500 to 3,000 rpm range 
> in 4th and 5th gears.
> 
> It now seems clear to me that it is doing this in the 50 to 60 mph 
> range, and that these are the gears that I am usually in at these speeds 
> (duh).
> 
> It really sound like a bearing, not quite a whine, not quite a groan.  
> The interesting thing is that it goes away again over 60 mph.

Check propshaft and exhaust clearances (from each other, and each from the 
bodywork and rear subframe).

Unless you hear the noise and you've heard it before, it's very hard.  It could 
even be a motor mounting.  

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