RE: Telling which 80q tranny is which?

["Perry, Chris" <perryc@wdni.com>]

If you look at the very "top" of the transmission bellhousing, on the
surface that used to be right next to the head you should see a flat spot
with the code stamped in. for example mine says AKU 17049  the numeric
portion standing for day(17) month(04) and year(9 or meaning 89).

HTH
chris perry
89 90q

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Avram Dorfman [SMTP:dorfman@est.org]
> Sent:	Friday, July 02, 1999 9:23 AM
> To:	quattro@audifans.com
> Subject:	Telling which 80q tranny is which?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Hopefully someone out there can help us.
> 
> We've removed the transmission from an '88 80q so we can replace the
> synchros (and the torsen).
> 
> We can't seem to order new synchros b/c the dealers ask us "which
> transmission" we have. The Bentley manual says that quattros all have the
> same transmission, called "01A". The dealer says that's not the right
> number. We can't find any numbers on this thing that will make them happy.
> 
> They say there's supposed to be a plate riveted onto the bottom with the
> number. There is no such plate, nor is there any evidence of there having
> been anything riveted there in the past. There is a paper sticker that is
> completely faded, and doesn't seem to say anything.
> 
> How else can you tell what transmission you have? We have it apart, can
> you
> tell by looking at any of the parts inside? Can you tell by looking at the
> actual synchros? Can you tell by the VIN#? Does it really matter for
> synchros - are they actually different?
> 
> HELP!
> 
> -Avram