stevenmurray

I started looking at page 34.14 in RED Bentley - and why do they need this cable? I thought it was just vacuum activated.

I checked Huw's site - Nadda. I guess he just had a cgt.

- GT Style -

Yep, Huw's site is mainly CGT biased (w/ some type 89 in there)

Katman

That cable connects the center actuator (loacated at the back of the car) to the transmission diff lock.

You DO have two actuators, but they are both physically located at the back of the car. On really old urq (and maybe old 4kq?) both actuators worked together (only one positon of control). Later setup let you turn on center diff before the rear diff (two positions on the control)

On later quattros, they moved the center diff actuator up to the front of the car, and ditched the cable. Uses a rod (#16) from the actuator at the front right of the transmission instead.


(As below...)

<img src="http://www.kvquattro.com/tfaImages/062000.png">

qezel

early 4kq's allow you to lock center, then center+rear

stevenmurray

I bet the cable is already NLA for an early 83 urq.

I couldn't see if it's still present on my car. I crawled but saw nothing. Yesterday I had the LR wheel off and I could see the 995A vacuum unit is there, but I didn't know to look for the cable at that time.

The lock unit on the console is partially disassembed - so I never tried it.

THanks

Katman

if this cable goes NLA, and one were clever..

I'd bet that one could probaly figure out a way to do the newer front mounted diff lock instead?

I'm thinking that the cable on my urq is one corroded lump. :-(