Re: Drivetrain savvy

["Tom Nestor" <tnestor@cyberportal.net>]

If was hit in the nose, expect to find the driveline pushed to the rear and
damaged center driveshaft CV joints instead of a bad clutch.

Tom Nestor
Tilton, NH
91 200 tqw


-----Original Message-----
From: Larry Hamm <ldhamm@xmission.com>
To: Quattro list <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Saturday, November 07, 1998 1:41 PM
Subject: Drivetrain savvy


>Hello, list!
>I'm a WannaQuattro who's looking at an '88 80Q that was in a minor front
>collision. Headlights, grill and hood were damaged, as well as aux
>radiator, timing belt cover, etc. The owner tells me the CLUTCH was
>"blown" also, which doesn't make too much sense to me. I suspect
>something more critical (expensive?) was damaged, but I'm unfamiliar
>with the Quattro drivetrain.
>I once worked on a #ubaru with the same symptoms, and remedied it by
>shifting the transfer case back into gear. Guess that won't work with a
>Quattro, huh?
>I would greatly appreciate input from anyone familiar with the
>drivetrain in these beasts who might shed some light on the probable
>causes of a no-move condition after a front-ender.
>Thanks bunches!
>Larry
>