My long-term project A2Steve

Proghound said:
Might this be worth a pop?
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Looking good as ever, those 9=spoke 16's really suit the colour and stance ?
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Quite possibly Ian, I’ll watch it.

The front end will be lowered a little at the next opportunity.
 
A2Steve said:
The only other set I've seen of these, are the set fitted to Tom (Timmus)'s car.
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And here they are...
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A2Steve said:
205/45/16 tyres
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I have a set of 205/50/16s on mine, which really fill the arches.

rosscanning said:
Looking good steve, i have a set too
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I hadn't realised I'd started a trend!

sailesh said:
The 16s look great - where are you guys getting them from? Out of interest, are they much lighter than the 17s?
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I bought mine 7 or 8 years ago and have never looked back. Unfortunately, the company who sold them to me no longer exists. They're not a great deal lighter than the 17" versions, but they're so much more comfortable and aren't made of cream cheese. I love them; you retain the classic 'Sport' appearance but get SE comfort. I've driven around the Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and many areas of the Alps with these alloys fitted and have never cursed them like I did the 17" variants. If I'm honest, I also think they look better than the 17" variants; a little less wheel and a bit more tyre suits my car.

Cheers,

Tom
 
Any members out there with a good knowledge of gearboxes?

My gear change has got quite notchy lately. It’s fine when cold but gets worse when hot. My thinking is that this is the gear oil showing its age and so I changed it tonight.

1st to 4th are now a lot smoother, almost enjoyable by comparison to before.

I’ve also done the gear linkage adjustment 3 times and seem to have to chose between having a notchy 5th or a notchy reverse. I’ve chosen a notchy reverse because I’d much rather have all forward gears smooth.

Does anyone have any idea why this may be occurring? Worn gear cables, worn sector tower bearing? Any advice appreciated because this notchy reverse is spoiling an otherwise lovely driving A2.
 
Wear in the white plastic part that runs on the quadrant on top of the tower
As this wears you need more movement on the gear stick from left to right but the movement as a finite limit hence the notch revers or 5th
It proves it by the fact that you can adjust cables for a smooth 5th or a smooth reverse

Cheers. Paul


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depronman said:
Wear in the white plastic part that runs on the quadrant on top of the tower
As this wears you need more movement on the gear stick from left to right but the movement as a finite limit hence the notch revers or 5th
It proves it by the fact that you can adjust cables for a smooth 5th or a smooth reverse

Cheers. Paul


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Is this an item available from Audi? I know diesel geeks do refurb kits of various sorts but by the time you factor in shipping etc the cost does mount. I want to refurb my gear linkages as 5th is not engaging fully all the time despite numerous cable adjustments.
 
depronman said:
Wear in the white plastic part that runs on the quadrant on top of the tower
As this wears you need more movement on the gear stick from left to right but the movement as a finite limit hence the notch revers or 5th
It proves it by the fact that you can adjust cables for a smooth 5th or a smooth reverse

Cheers. Paul


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Thanks Paul. Do you have a photo of the part you are referring to? Can it be replaced without removing the selector tower?
 
Is it the ‘super slider’ block? The white polythene block?

I’m sure someone told me that the stock part is only a few pounds new...


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A2Steve said:
Thanks Paul. Do you have a photo of the part you are referring to? Can it be replaced without removing the selector tower?
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yes, you may need to remove the nut on the tower shaft and lift of the quadrant to gain access
look at the quadrant its the only white part in there

Paul
 
Thank you for taking the time to explain it to me.

The perks of having a breaker here is that I can practice the procedure on a car I have here before I do it to my own car.
 
For future reference for anyone, to remove it you simply have to remove the cable spring clips at the end and one retaining clip on the end of this cradle.
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Leaves it looking like this
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And the white thing pops off
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Unfortunately the white item has no part number.

@depronman what is it about this item that would cause issues with 5th/reverse? It looks so insignificant.
 
This little white bit of plastic is responsible for transferring the left to right gear stick movements into up down movement of the tower shaft. If it gets worn there is slop before it moves the tower shaft up or down. When the wear gets excessive the gear lever cannot be moved enough to get full up down movement of the tower shaft. Hence the problem with selecting gears 5 and revers
It doesn’t help that the quadrant that it operates on gets rusty if grease is not applied and the rust wears the plastic part

I cleaned the quadrant up on mine with a dreamer to remove all the rust and grime the I cut some 0.4mm mylar sheet to suit the quadrant and cyno’ed it in place this removed all the slop from the plastic part. Applied a generous coating of grease then reset the gear linkage cables. I’ve had perfect gear selection since and the gear selection is a lot more positive

Cheers. Paul


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A2Steve said:
what is it about this item that would cause issues with 5th/reverse? It looks so insignificant.
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The shift tower sits naturally between 3rd and 4th gear. The white device lifts the shift shower upwards or pushes it downwards depending on whether you're moving the gear stick to the left (to select reverse) or to the right (to select 5th). As the white device wears, the shift tower isnt lifted high enough or pushed deep enough, hence why it's difficult to align the system for both 5th and reverse.

Cheers,

Tom

Edit: Oops, Paul and I were typing at the same time. Same explanation using different words. :)
 
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