Shiftless 4kcsq

[Nate Stuart]

Before you check too much, make sure that the set screw on the actually
tranny input shaft is still tight. I've had these work loose twice (one on a
5ktq, one 4kq) horrid design.... You'll see this linkage just to the right
side of the clutch slave cyl. Easy fix, just crank it tight again with a
10mm driver of your choice and be done with it... ok use some locktite if
you must. Basically when these fail (work loose) the shifter starts getting
looser and looser, and usually by the end of the day your stuck with a limp
stick....

-Nate
'89 90q

> I've got an 87 4kcsq sitting in the parking lot of a dorm at CSU with a
> shift lever that appears loose and will not put the tranny into gear.  The
> description comes from a young gal with marginal mechanical ability and I
> have volunteered to try to make repairs.  The last 4k with similar
symptoms
> that I worked on was a front drive 84 and the problem was a plastic
bushing
> for the shift linkage on the tail of the tranny.  A couple bucks, 10
minutes
> and it was fixed.  What am I most likely looking at here?  I'd like to
have
> the most likely part in my pocket since it is a relatively long drive up
> there and no source of parts on the weekend.  Any BTDT?  I really want to
> fix this problem quickly and at low cost since I convinced her Dad, a
Toyota
> man, to buy the Audi for her.  Thanks in advance.
>
> Larry