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. This holds the locking sleeve in place.   Note It should now be possible to move the cable in the cable end-piece.

Lock the selector shaft as follows: –  Push gearbox selector lever -1- down into 1st/2nd gear gate -arrow A-. –  While pressing selector shaft down, press locking pin -2- slightly towards selector shaft, then turn locking pin -2- 90° in direction of -arrow B- until it engages noticeably. l  The locking pin -2- should point vertically upwards. The selector shaft is then locked and can no longer be moved.

–  Lift gear lever boot -1- off centre console in direction of -arrow-. –  Pull boot up and over gear knob.

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

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

–  Now turn locking pin -A- back to original position in direction of -arrow-.    Locking pin -A- is slightly pressed out of selector mechanism cover during this process. l  Locking pin -A- should be pressed out of selector mechanism cover as far as stop and point horizontally. l  Selector shaft should move up and down (gate selector movement).

–  Pull pin -T10027 A- out of holes -A- and -B-. –  Install gear lever boot. Function l  The gear lever should rest in the 3rd/4th gear gate when the gearbox is in neutral. –  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.