'86 4000cS Quattro - Shift Linkage Bushings

[mike]

And to muddy the waters a bit more…..granted it’s a very small sample of cars (1) but the problem I had was a broken up bit of nylon at the base of the stick.

It was 10+ years ago so details are vague. I agree with the others about bullet-proofness of drivetrain, I took mine from 60k to 220k with no issues apart from a clutch at about 175k.


--- On Wed, 29/4/09, urq <urq at pacbell.net> wrote:

> Not likely IMO ... most of the issues
> I've seen on these cars that leads to
> shifter vagueness is at the transmission end ... a loose
> ball on the shift
> linkage at the transmission shift rod or deteriorated
> bushings at the same
> location or on the locating rod that attaches to the
> bellhousing.  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Will installing 034 short shifter take care of the bushing
> issue or is that
> separate.
> -----Original Message-----
> 
> A drivetrain built to handle 500-odd hp?  Naw. 
> Probably just needs some 
> shift linkage bushings to tighten things up.  BTDT on
> all my 20-27 year 
> old Audis.
> 
> 
> 
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