(long/dhow); was: Round two: Shift bushings and short shift.

["Frank J. Bauer" <frankbauer@thevine.net>]

At 12:28 AM 3/31/99 -0500, Otto M Bartsch wrote:
>Am I really the only 5spd quattro owner who has problems with his shifter
>bushings and/or wants a shorter throw on the shifter? No replies yet...
>(snippage)
>Does anyone know where I can get a kit to rebuild the shifter? I would
>like one that has all the bushings etc I need to replace, but in the
>alternative, what parts do I need to get to do this? Also, does anyone
>make a short throw shift kit for these cars? I have a 50% reduction in my
>GTI. Compared to that it seems like I have to reach into the back seat to
>get the next gear! Thanks.

there is no such kit.
i made up my own kit by studying the fiche & bentley and ordering all the
consumable items.
not sure how much of my 86tqw translates to your 85 4kq or any other
5-speed q's, but here goes:

i made a short shift kit by changing the lever on the selector shaft to a
later model part (shorter lever, shortens fore-aft travel) and
refabricating the mounting point for a ball stud on the shiftrod to make it
stand about 1/2 inch higher (making the effective lever length longer,
shortens left-right travel.)
hard to explain without the parts in front of you.
the later/shorter selector shaft lever is 857 711 181B and it was about $50.
i had a welding shop make the mods to the shift rod for $20 or so.

here are the rebuild parts for a type 44q:
              fiche
part number   pg itm  description                         qty   msrp
431 711 079A  61 1    guide for shift lever                1   $6.90 
431 711 133C  61 3    gearshift rod stop                   1   $3.55 
431 711 133D  61 4    gearshift rod stop                   1   $2.90 
447 711 167   61 7    rubber boot (shiftrod)               1  $21.35 
171 711 217   61 18   bush                                 1   $1.20 
431 711 221   61 20   ball socket (shift rod)              2   $3.55 
431 711 223A  61 22   bushing (shift lever guide)          1   $2.45 
823 711 255   61 29   shift guide (shift lvr/pushrod)      1   $2.90 
447 711 279A  61 33   rubber bushing (pushrod)             1   $2.20 
803 711 279E  61 36   ball socket (adj rod)                2   $2.50 
823 711 279A  61 40   rubber ring/guide (shft lvr/pushrod) 1   $6.25 
447 711 283A  61 42   bracket (pushrod)                    1  $23.10 
447 711 393   61 47   cover plate, shift lever             1   $3.35 
823 711 643A  61 57   lower ball half (shift lvr/pushrod)  1   $4.00 

for those of you who live in fear of supercession, i have included the
fiche lookup numbers for the rebuild parts...

frank