Re: S4 Transmission Trouble

["Daniel Hussey" <dan_hussey@email.msn.com>]

I am aware that many earlier S4's had tranny problems.  A friend of ours had
thiers replaced under warranty.  Not sure of the specific problem, but
apparently Audi fixed whatever plaqued these trannys.

Good luck and I hope it's just a likage too.  My 200 is hard to get in a few
gears depending on what day of the week it is or what mood the car is in.  I
think in my case, it's warn bushings in the shift likage.

Later,
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Page <alanpage@connix.com>
To: qlist <quattro@audifans.com>
Date: Sunday, June 27, 1999 9:10 PM
Subject: S4 Transmission Trouble


>Hello all,
>
>I'm beginning to think I'm cursed!
>
>I've now got two Audis with transmission problems! The '90 80's problem
>is merely annoying, but the '94 S4 is not at the present time shifting.
>On a
>five minute errand yesterday I found that I couldn't get the car into
>second.
>This resulted in a nasty GRIND as I released the clutch. Fiddled with it
>and
>got into second, and then on to third.
>
>Two miles later I'm home, but 1st and 2nd seem to have their own new
>locations
>in the H pattern and are VERY hard to shift into.
>
>What do you think? Sounds like linkage (I hope!) to me. Is there
>anything I
>can do to verify that it's drivable enough to get to a garage, or should
>I have it towed?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Alan Page
>Sandy Hook, CT
>'90 80q (finicky third gear synchros)
>'94 S4 (drives great in first)