Re: FS: UR Quattro 20v

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

In message <dc87c1ce.252afd91@aol.com> OorQue@aol.com writes:

> > The MB has all that bar the ventilated rear brakes.  Both cars have
> >  orange digital dashes, Torsen differentials with limited-slip rears
>
> Just for the record (and despite what the parts fiche says), no Ur-Q was ever
> delivered with a limited-slip rear diff ... a *locking* rear diff, Yes, but
> not a limited-slip rear diff.

And the Owners Manual ...

It's interesting to kick Family Pictures into German.  The overview of
the rear differentials refers to them identically - "Ausgleichsantrieb
mit Differentialsperre".  Only the heading for the ALZ is different -
"Ausgleichsantrieb" on the top line, "Sperrdifferential" on the second.
I would have thought them equivalent.  It's always confused me, because
there's no obvious hardware (clutch pack, etc.) that would perform the
function.

> >  Apart from the seats and steering wheel, they're indistinguishable
> >  externally.

> Do the MBs also have the leather-covered console that runs along the
> driveshaft tunnel?

No.  Audi want nearly $700 for it.

The MB and RR share the accelerometer ABS system.  I was surprised to
find recently that some late 1987 built WRs also have it.  Things are
more blurred than even I thought.

I found an interesting car in a junkyard a while back, and I think I've
finally sorted it out.  It had a rectangular hydraulic fluid reservoir,
which I'd never seen before.  According to Family Pictures, this is a
sign of a self-leveling rear suspension - a car with THREE bombs!

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 Phil Payne
 UK Audi quattro Owners Club
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