Faucet noise in 4kcsq shifter

[E Bavely]

Hello all...

I've been hearing a strange noise from the shifter of my 86 4kcsq lately.
When shifting into some gears with the radio off (so I can hear everything),
a rubbing sound comes from the shifter that almost sounds like a faucet
running.

It's not high pitched, just sounds like something rubbing, like the sound a
peice of cardboard would make when touched to a rotating object...

I'm not completely sure, but I believe the noise varies according to the
speed of the vehicle/engine and might be worse in 3rd and 5th gears.

Without crawling under the car in this weather, I wanted to see if anyone
knew what the noise comes from.  Could it be a shield or a linkage
boot/component rubbing on the drive shaft somewhere up/down stream?

Otherwise, the shifter works fine...a bit notchy and "deliberate" as some
might say, but completely functional through every gate...

Thanks in advance...

Elliott Bavely

86 4000CS Quattro
83 GTI FSP Racey car
83 GTI- under the knife for the 16V transplant
90 Cabriolet


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