[200q20v] shifter messed up, no 1st, 3rd, & 5th!

[Kneale Brownson]

Frank Bauer has rebuilt a Type 44 shift 
linkage.   In   http://www.audifans.com/archives/1999/08/msg00183.html  he 
lists the parts he used and describes how at the same time he produced a 
shorter-throw shifter lever.  You might contact 
him   <frankbauer at thevine.net>    about where in the linkage your problem 
might be and how you might tackle it.  We'd all be interested in what you 
find out, too.




At 11:48 AM 08/24/2001 -0400, Chris Covington wrote:

>Kneale, I've done a few searches but I can't seem to find that definitive
>thread.  I'm checking the linkage as soon as I'm out the door, a writeup
>would be great though.
>
>Chris
>
>On Thu, 23 Aug 2001, Kneale Brownson wrote:
>
> > It COULD be a linkage problem, Chris.  Did you do a Google search on
> > shifter linkage at the Audifans.com website?  Someone posted in the last
> > six months or so about a shifter linkage repair that solved similar 
> problems.
> >
> >
> > At 09:56 PM 08/23/2001 -0400, Chris Covington wrote:
> >
> > >I've had somewhat of a notchy shifter (getting into 2nd particularly)
> > >since I got my 200q20v awhile ago, but today the shifter got so screwed
> > >up that I can't even select any of the topmost gears, leaving me only
> > >with 2nd, 4th & R, and 2nd is extremely difficult to engage properly.  At
> > >least I got it home.  Anyway, right now the shifter just has a ton of play
> > >between where the topmost gears are and the bottom (you also have to
> > >really pull it back to get to 2nd and R, but not 4th as much) and it
> > >feels like it would need an extra inch or two of forward play in order to
> > >be able to select those top gears (when you move the shifter, it barely
> > >gets in the "tunnel" for those forward gears, not enough room to allow you
> > >to engage them).
> > >The clutch / gearbox is fine.  I just hope the notches on the tranny
> > >aren't messed up for the gear selection, but I doubt that is the problem.
> > >Anyone BTDT on a shifter rebuild, or know the parts, etc. to check out /
> > >replace?
> > >
> > >Chris
> > >'91 200q20v - grounded
> > >
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