Re: Fw: V8 kick in the back.

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In a message dated 6/22/98 3:25:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jdhillon@cibc.onramp.ca writes:

>  The thump in the back description I gave though may be a little vague..
>  the
>   feeling I get is like a very rough gearshift..it happens mostly on the
>   upshift and never when I am accelerating with a firm foot on the gas
>  pedal.

Yup, check front of rear diff...

>   If I take off rather gently from a stoplight, it is almost guaranteed to
>   jerk on the shift points. I'd hate it to be the tranny.  
>   The one big dislike I have with this car is the lack of a transmission
>   dipstick... WHY ON EARTH one would not be supplied is beyond me.. I would
>   feel much more comfortable being able to at least check the fluid level.
>   The times I have taken it in to Audi just to have the fluid checked cost
>  me
>   $60 a pop.  

Order up a new dipstick for ~$30 last I heard.

-Ingo Rautenberg
1990 V8q 196k+ and gearing up for Pikes Peak...
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