1984 Audi 5000 Clutch Replacement

I am a rather courages amateur mechanic who has gone as far as
replacing front struts on my Audi5000 '84.
The car has about 400K miles. The throughout bearing finally went. I
lost the ability to switch gears after a month of increasing noise.
The clutch itself is probably still good. It was not slipping.
How difficult is it to replace the throughout bearing/clutch in this
car. Can I do it without a lift?
Thanks,
Andre

On Apr 8, 4:20 pm, TonyJ <"tonyjnospam at nospam visi.com"> wrote:
> Andre wrote:
> > I am a rather courages amateur mechanic who has gone as far as
> > replacing front struts on my Audi5000 '84.
> > The car has about 400K miles. The throughout bearing finally went. I
> > lost the ability to switch gears after a month of increasing noise.
> > The clutch itself is probably still good. It was not slipping.
> > How difficult is it to replace the throughout bearing/clutch in this
> > car. Can I do it without a lift?
> > Thanks,
> > Andre
>
> It depends if it is quattro or FWD. quattro is quite a bit more work. I
> helped a friend replace his 5 speed in a T44 quattro. We did it lying on
> the garage floor with the car on stands. The most difficult part is
> dropping the drive shaft because the bolts are difficult to get at.
> Doable but tedious.
>
> Having a trans stand or jack is important. We didn't, and jury-rigged a
> floor jack to lift the trans but that was rather dangerous.
>
> If you have a spare weekend, a friend and a good supply of beer it
> should be a true Audi experience.
>
> Don't forget the Tri Square drives for removing the front axles Get a
> clutch alignment tool to save a lot of headaches.

Thank you, that's useful information.
My car is a simple FWD. I've removed the driveaxels before when I
hanged the struts and CV joint boots. These actualy use torx screws
and not the tri-squares like the later models.
I also have a relaxed schedule as long as my 95 A6 is running good. I
have a garage space available for making it a multi-weekend project.
My brother or a friend can help me if needed. A supply of good German
beer should be no problem.

I am assuming that replacing the whole clutch assembly is a must even
though it is the bearing that went. I will also take a look at the
linkages and grommets. I have had problems of that nature in the
past. I can't believe that this car has about 400K miles and the
clutch, which is the original clutch was still not slipping.

many thanks,
Andre