Dismantling and assembling selector mechanism (vehicles up to VIN 8E_6A156499) — AUDI
Dismantling and assembling selector mechanism (vehicles up to VIN 8E_6A156499) on Audi: 22 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 Cabriolet B6/B7 (8H), Audi A4 B6/B7 (8E)
📋 Procedure
- Shift selector lever to position "“D”".
- Remove selector lever lock solenoid (7).
- Unclip gear lever guide (12).
- Release pivot pins (5) and (19) and pull them out sideways.
- Unclip retainers (2) and (16).
- Pull off retaining clip (17).
- Swivel locking lever (11) upwards as far as it will go.
- Pull selector lever (6) together with bushes (3) and (15) and tiptronic locking levers (4) and (18) downwards out of shift unit (14).
- Check that selector lever is in position "“D”".
- Swivel locking lever (11) upwards as far as it will go.
- Insert selector lever (6) into shift unit (14) from below.
- Fit tiptronic locking levers (4) and (18) and bushes (3) and (15) onto selector lever.
- Push selector lever (6) together with bushes into shift unit and hold in position with retaining clip (17).
- Engage retainers (2) and (16) on shift unit.
- Press pivot pins (5) and (19) into selector lever (6) until they engage.
- Check that the pivot pins are engaged in the tiptronic locking lever.
- Install selector lever lock solenoid (7).
- Clip in gear lever guide (12).
- To remove locking cable, lift spring slightly at the top (arrow B).
- Disengage spring from retaining tab (arrow C) and lift out.
- Insert spring from above (arrow B) and engage under retaining tab (arrow C).
- Align spring so that it fits straight in groove (arrow A).
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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