Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Dismantling and assembling selector mechanism Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Thrust block -T10083-

Dismantling l  Selector mechanism removed → Chapter. –  Detach retaining clips -2, 3-. –  Press off gear selector cable -1- and gate selector cable -4- using a screwdriver.

–  Lift top spring arm -A- over tab on gate selector lever. –  Using a screwdriver, press lugs -arrows- on ball socket towards ball on gear lever guide; if necessary, break off lugs.

–  Prise ball socket -A- out of selector mechanism together with gear lever guide and gear lever -B-. –  Press ball socket -A- off ball on gear lever guide and remove.   Note

t  Note guides -A- when performing the following steps. t  They must not break off. –  Swivel bottom spring arm -arrow 1- onto stop on shoulder of gate selector lever.   Caution Risk of injury During the following steps, the bottom spring arm (-arrow 1-) can become dislodged and snap suddenly down off the shoulder of the gate selector lever. –  Pull gear lever guide upwards as far as stop and at the same time pull ball-head pin -arrow 2- out of gate selector lever. –  Press spring -arrow 1- carefully off the shoulder of the gate selector lever. l  The spring arms will then compress „diagonally“.

–  Turn gear lever guide anti-clockwise -arrow 1-. l  The pin -arrow 2- should be positioned in the recess on the selector mechanism. –  Swivel gear lever guide out in direction of -arrow 3- together with gear lever.

Assembling   Note Renew ball socket. –  Release the tension on spring arms -A- and -B-. l  Spring arms -A- and -B- must point in opposite directions. (Shown here with gear lever guide installed.)

–  Insert gear lever guide into selector mechanism together with gear lever. l  Pin -arrow 1- should be positioned just inside recess on selector mechanism. –  Turn gear lever guide in direction of -arrow 2- until ball-head pin -A- is above recess on selector mechanism.

–  Carefully place selector mechanism on thrust block -T10083- together with gear lever guide. l  The gear lever guide rests in the larger recess -arrow- in the thrust block -T10083-. l  The gear lever guide should protrude out of the selector mechanism as far as the stop.

–  Insert arm -A- of spring in guide from above. –  Pull arm -B- of spring downwards and insert it next to the guide (towards ball head).   Note For illustration purposes, only part of the gate selector lever is shown. –  Carefully take selector mechanism off thrust block -T10083- together with gear lever guide.

–  Move gate selector lever back as far as stop -arrow 1-. –  Grease ball-head pin and press it into hole on gate selector lever -arrow 2-. l  Guides -A- and tabs -B- must not be damaged.

–  Insert selector mechanism with gear lever guide in larger recess -arrow- in thrust block -T10083-. l  The gear lever guide should protrude out of the selector mechanism as far as the stop.

–  Lift top spring arm -A- over tab on gate selector lever. –  Grease ball socket -B- and ball of gear lever guide. –  Press ball socket onto ball of gear lever guide as far as stop. –  Remove selector mechanism from thrust block -T10083-. –  Press ball socket into selector mechanism in direction of -arrows-.

l  All four lugs -arrows- must engage. –  Lift top spring arm -A- over tab on gate selector lever and into guide. –  Insert bottom spring arm into guide. Further assembly is carried out in reverse sequence; note the following: –  Install gear selector cable and gate selector cable → Chapter.