Shift lever problems

[greg-list at attbi.com]

Brett wrote:

Mine worked itself loose over time and I went from sloppy shifts to
> some gears(odd ones mostly I think) being inaccessible, to no shift
> capabilities at all once it popped off.
>
> -If- it is loose...
>
> Remove the collar completely(try to remember what gear you were in
> first :), remove the bolt, clean up the threads, put the collar back
> on the shaft, put the shifter in the right gear position(ie match the
> tranny's state), apply fresh locktite and put the bolt back in

I found the collar but I'm not sure what bolt your referring to yet.  There
is like a plastic cap on the top and in the middle of my collar...is the
bolt under the cap, if so how did you remove the cap?  My collar feels
secure although there is a little tiny bit of play up and down.  On the
bottom of the linkage where it turns and goes into the tranny there is
another bolt, is this the bolt you tightened?  My bolt is sticking out a few
threads but does not feel loose to me.  Should I try to tighten this lower
bolt?  Thanks for the help

Greg Bird
Portland, Oregon
90 200tq
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brett Dikeman" <brett at cloud9.net>
To: <greg-list at attbi.com>; <quattro at audifans.com>; <200q20v at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: Shift lever problems


> At 3:35 PM -0700 8/16/02, <greg-list at attbi.com> wrote:
>
> >Hello everyone, I'm having problems getting my 1990 200tq in to
> >first and second gears and also fifth and reverse.  It seems the
> >only gear I can easily shift into is third and fourth.  The shift
> >lever has no spring in it anymore, you know how they usually spring
> >back to center position when in neutral.  Mine has no spring at all.
> >To get into first gear I have to pull the shift lever really hard to
> >the left and it just barely goes into gear.  I've removed the shift
> >boot and have taken a look inside, I'm not sure what acts as the
> >spring, and have never messed with transmission linkage before.
> >Anyone have any suggestions or ideas?  Thanks in advance....
>
> You might have a loose bolt on the shift selector shaft.  With a
> flashlight, take a look down at the top of the tranny; sort of on the
> driver's side on top there's the shifter lever that ends with a
> collar- you'll see a bolt on the collar, and its a set screw/bolt.
>
> Mine worked itself loose over time and I went from sloppy shifts to
> some gears(odd ones mostly I think) being inaccessible, to no shift
> capabilities at all once it popped off.
>
> -If- it is loose...
>
> Remove the collar completely(try to remember what gear you were in
> first :), remove the bolt, clean up the threads, put the collar back
> on the shaft, put the shifter in the right gear position(ie match the
> tranny's state), apply fresh locktite and put the bolt back in.
>
> Its a little tricky to get the bolt properly lined up, but if you
> have a helper who can slowly wiggle the shifter as you screw in the
> bolt, you should get it perfectly.
>
> Hope this helps- if the bolt seems to be secure, email us back with an
update!
>
> Brett
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