Looking at the Bentley manual in depth I would have to agree with the
statement that the transmissions are the same for the Audi / Golf and
Vanagon and could be interchanged.  Stangely enough the Vanagon and Audi
manuals have the automatic in section 38 (Hmmm...)  The codes are different:

Vanagon         090
Audi 5000       087
VW A Series     010

Some gearing is different:

        Final   1st     2nd     3rd     Rev
Van -82:        4:09    2.55    1.45    1.0     2.46
Van 82-:        4:09    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
Golf    3.41    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
Audi 5K 3.08    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
Audi 5K 3.45    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
Audi 5K 3.25    2.71    1.50    1.0     2.43
Audi Fox        4.09    2.65    1.59    1.0     1.80

Note the final drive is NOT interchangeable.

Forward Clutch  number of splined plates:
Vanagon inner 4 - outer 3
Audi Gas        inner 5 - outer 3
Audi Diesel     inner 4 - outer 3

Many different ATF cooling systems on the Audi transmissions too... they
look like a decent alternative!

At 02:02 11/4/98 -0800, Per Lindgren wrote:
>I dont know if the 4000 and 5000 use the same tranny's, but my Haynes manual
>for the Audi 80 1979-86 (Haynes #605) suggests these trannys:
>014/1:    four cyl, four speed except UK GLE models
>014/11:  four cyl, four speed, UK GLE models
>013:       four cyl, five speed
>093:       five cyl, five speed
>089:       four cyl, three speed auto
>087:       five cyl, three speed auto
>
>I wouldnt know if these numbers will be of any help, I thought it could be
>useful.
>
>PerL
>88 Syncro
>
>

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