Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Adjusting selector mechanism Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Locking pin -T10027- Requirements for adjustment l  Gear selector linkage must be in proper condition and undamaged. l  Selector mechanism must move freely. l  Gearbox, clutch and clutch mechanism must be in proper condition. l  Gearbox in neutral.

Procedure –  Release cable end-pieces for gate selector cable and gear selector cable; push back collar as far as it will go in direction of -arrow 1-, then turn anti-clockwise in direction of -arrow 2- so that it engages.

–  Lock selector shaft by pressing selector shaft lever -1- in direction of arrow -A- downwards into selector gate for 1st/2nd gear. –  At the same time press locking pin -2- in direction of -arrow B- upwards until it engages. l  The selector shaft is then locked and can no longer be moved.

–  Carefully pry gear lever boot off centre console -arrows-. –  Pull gear lever boot off centre console towards rear. –  Pull boot up and over gear knob.

–  Pull rubber boot away from gear lever so that locking pin -T10027- can be inserted (if rubber boot is fitted).

–  Press gear lever from neutral position into 1st/2nd gear gate in order to lock gear lever. –  Then guide locking pin -T10027- through hole -A- and into hole -B-.

–  Make sure that gate selector cable -1- and gear selector cable -2- are located free of tension in the cable end-pieces -3-. –  Turn collars -4- as far as they will go in direction of -arrow- and release.

–  Now turn locking pin -A- back to original position (direction of -arrow-). l  The locking pin should be horizontal.

–  Pull pin -T10027- out of holes -A- and -B-. –  Install gear lever boot. Checking gear lever setting l  The gear lever should rest in the 3rd/4th gear gate when the gearbox is in neutral. –  Press clutch pedal. –  Select all gears several times. –  Check operation of reverse gear lock. l  The gear lever should return by itself from the reverse gear gate to the 3rd / 4th gear gate. Should a gear fail to engage smoothly after repeated selection, check the play (lift movement) of the selector shaft as follows: –  Engage 1st gear.

–  Press gear lever to the left onto stop and then release while a second mechanic watches the gearbox selector shaft movement. l  The lift movement of the selector shaft should be approx. 1 mm when the gear lever is moved -double-ended arrow-. If this is not the case: –  Repeat gear lever adjustment.