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.

Now lock the selector shaft as follows: –  Press 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- into gearbox 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 rubber boot away from gear lever so that locking pin -T10027- can be inserted (if rubber boot is fitted).

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- 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. l  The spring presses the locking mechanism into normal position.

–  Pull locking pin -2- back to normal position (direction of -arrow-). –  Pull locking pin -T10027- out of selector mechanism. l  It should be possible to move selector shaft lever -1- in direction of -arrow-. 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. If the gear lever sticks or baulks repeatedly when engaging a gear, perform the adjustment procedure again. –  Install boot for gear lever.