Re: Bum Shifter

[Huw Powell <audi@mediaone.net>]

> >The part is about $50 (dealer list) and it looks easy to fix. The new
> >plastic ball comes in a metal
> >plate and you just un-bolt the old one (from inside the car) and bolt in
> >the new one.
> 
> Oh come on, no it isnt. The only part of that shifter that is 50 bucks is
> the shift rod itself.  I replaced every single part in my shift linkage
> in my UrQ (same stuff as in a 4kq), and the ball part was only about 5
> bucks.  

I think the first lister is referring to the 2wd shift system.  He
certainly describes it exactly...  Looking at family pictures since I
couldn;t find my spare 4kq shift linkage there is no comparable piece in
the the Q.

-- 
Huw Powell

http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/

82 Audi Coupe; 84 4kq; 85 Coupe GT; 73 F250