86 5KCSQ clutch or shift linkage?

["Barry Wolpoff" <Wolpoff@centuryinter.net>]

Hi. I recently bought a 86 5KCSQ with 121,000.  The owner claimed to have
replaced the clutch, pressure plate, through-out bearing and spigot
bearing.  I bought the car cheap because he could not get the shift linkage
adjusted correctly.  Either can I.  I've got the two volume Bentely and I
know my way around most cars.  I have been doing drivability, AC, and
electrical at a Chrysler store for 14 years. (Incidentally, the dealer
bashing on this list gets old. Not ALL Audi techs can possibly be as bad as
some might think.) Anyway, my clutch will not fully release and I can't get
reverse with out heavy grinding unless I turn the car off. I have power
bled the hydraulics and taken the shift adjustment as close as I can get.
Any suggestions?  Thanks