Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Adjusting selector mechanism Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Locking pin -T10027 A-   Note t  The following are prerequisites for correct gear lever alignment: t  Gear selector linkage must be in proper condition and undamaged. t  Selector mechanism must move freely. t  The gearbox, clutch and clutch mechanism must also be in proper condition. l  Gearbox in neutral. Release cable end-pieces for gate selector cable and gear selector cable as follows:

–  Pull locking mechanism on gear selector cable and gate selector cable forwards in direction of -arrow 1- as far as stop. –  Then turn locking sleeve in direction of -arrow 2- as far as stop so that it clicks into place.   Note It should now be possible to move the cable in the cable end-piece.

Lock the selector shaft as follows: –  Press gearbox selector lever down (arrow -1-) into 1st/2nd gear gate and at the same time turn angled rod -A- approx. 90° in direction of arrow -2- so that it clicks into place. The selector shaft is then locked and can no longer be moved.

–  Pull the gear lever boot off the centre console -arrows-. –  Pull boot up and over gear knob.

–  If fitted, pull rubber cover far enough away from gear lever so you can insert locking pin -T10027- or -T10027 A- into hole -A- ( → Anchor).

Now lock the gear lever as follows: –  With gearbox in neutral, move gear lever to the left into 1st/2nd gear gate. –  Then guide locking pin -T10027 A- through hole -A- and into hole -B-.   Note Ensure that gate selector cable and gear selector cable are located free of tension in selector cable end-pieces.

–  Now turn locking mechanism on gear selector cable and gate selector cable to right as far as stop in direction of -arrow-. The spring presses the locking mechanism into normal position.

–  Now turn or pull out angled rod -A- back to original position (in direction of -arrow-). t  The angled rod -A- should point vertically upwards.

–  Pull pin -T10027 A- out of holes -A- and -B-. –  Install gear lever boot. Function l  With the gearbox in neutral, the gear lever should rest in the 3rd/4th gear gate. –  Depress clutch. –  Select all gears several times. Pay particular attention to the operation of the reverse gear locking mechanism. Should a gear fail to engage smoothly after repeated selection, check the play (lift movement) of the selector shaft as follows: –  Engage 1st gear. –  Push gear lever as far as it will go to the left and release. –  At the same time observe selector shaft on gearbox (2nd mechanic).

–  The selector shaft should move up and down approx. 1 mm (in direction of -arrow-) when the gear lever is moved. –  If this is not the case, adjust selector mechanism again → Chapter.