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will a 96 m6 rear work in my 97 A4?

Old May 20, 2004 | 07:42 AM
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will a 96 m6 rear work in my 97 A4?

neither of us have TCS (it is a 3 channel) it has 3:42 gears (i only have 2:73's

How long will the install take?
Old May 20, 2004 | 08:07 AM
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If you are doing a complete housing swap, it should work fine. You will have to bleed brakes and have the computer re-programmed for the gears. The amount of time it will take will depend on your experience level.

You may want the 2.73s back when gas is $3+ a gallon.
Old May 20, 2004 | 08:10 AM
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what do you mean by a housing swap?

I guess that shows my Exp level LOL

It comes with rotors brakes and all i just want to swap the whol rear
Old May 20, 2004 | 10:33 AM
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If you are just yanking yours off and installing the M6 rear, should take 90-120 minutes. Air tools will help out a lot, but aren't required.

If you have disc brakes and your calipers are still good, you won't have to remove the lines from them, just try and keep the hard lines that run along the axle housing from bending and remove the one bolt that holds the hard lines to the housing.

It can be done with 1 person, but 2 makes it much easier.
Old May 20, 2004 | 10:34 AM
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Originally posted by 97formula1234
what do you mean by a housing swap?

I guess that shows my Exp level LOL

It comes with rotors brakes and all i just want to swap the whol rear
The whole rear: center section, differential, axles, axle tubes, gears and all is often called the 'rear housing'.
Old May 20, 2004 | 02:11 PM
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Yeah, I mean the whole thing-all inclusive. As said, if you want to keep your brakes, you can float them off your old rear and put them on the new one. Then you won't have to mess with any bleeding.
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