![]() Some of the gear change issue and sloppiness seems to down to wear and tear and would be good to change even if there is not issue elsewhere in the linkages / shift tower column (see photos) I posted in 2009 when I bought the car about 3rd gear being difficult, and it slowly deteriorated, only giving up when my partner began driving it - clearly I was nursing it! Total cost for parts and oil was around £340 including liquid sealant from VW The VAG grease for the gear selector parts is hideously expensive after research I ended up using high temperature brake grease that looks very similar. You can replace the collection cup if your bracket has snapped like mine (suspect ham fisted mechanic with previous owners) I also ran the car for a few weeks and repeated the gearbox oil change to ensure it was clean in there - it wasn't as bad as the OP's but it was not good! After a lot of reading up and speaking to stealth for part numbers and advice, I replaced the parts listed below. Anybody reading should check their under bonnet drains! The collection cup had been broken before I owned the car (over 6 years ago) and over time the water has done the same damage to my shift tower bearing. Recently I found myself unable to select 3rd, 4th and 5th gear because of this problem. I actually broke my shift tower whilst doing this but did an ingenious bit of repair to get it working again. If anyone needs any further info on what I actually did to change the bearing or oil, please let me know. I had placed the new bearing in the freezer whilst I heated the rest in the oven so it contracted a little & pretty much pushed straight in, once the old one was out. Took a few taps around the base but came out quite easily once it started to move. I gently tapped the bottom lip of the bearing case through this top hole. Under this there is a lip to the casing that the bearing pushes up to. There is a seal in the top of the casing. The old bearing casing has to be tapped down to remove it. Mine was pretty mashed anyway with few ball bearings left. nb - Remove the small bearings & plastic holder inside the casing first. Just as a note, to change the bearing in the selector tower I placed the whole shift tower casing into the oven at 240 degs for half an hour then gently tapped it out. Just need to check or modify the bonnet drain to make sure it doesn't do it again. I refilled with fresh oil, changed the bearing in the shift tower (only just over £4 from Audi which I didn't think was too bad) and now all gears engage fine. So, that's about 3.5ltrs of fluid, over half water. ![]() The oil capacity of the gearbox is approx 1.5 ltr. When I opened the drain plug, clear water came out first. It also caused this (see photo) when I emptied the gearbox oil > caused the gears to be awful to engage - the water had caused the bearing inside the selector or shift tower to break down. Caused the reverse light switch to stick - water ingress caused corrosion.ī. This is what happened to me and this is what:Ī. ![]() If this drain system doesn't work properly (for whatever reason - receiving cup not lined up or rubber on underside of bonnet distorted) water drips onto the gear linkage below. The other one however drains into a cupped receiver right above the gear selector linkage on top of the gearbox. The one on the right (or UK drivers side) drains near the front of the engine compartment (to the right of the OS headlamp if looking from the front) So, whilst looking into the reverse switch problem, I came across a post (I think from a VW forum) that mentioned this & a problem with Audi A2s and the selector unit on top of the gearbox.īasically, on the underside of the bonnet are two rainwater drains from the air vent on top of the bonnet. I cleaned & greased it, making reverse fine(ish) I removed the switch &, lo and behold, it was gunked up & sticking. It was almost impossible to get it into reverse when we bought it (we got a bargain on the price of the car because of this )Īfter a quick search I discovered that the reverse light switch can get stuck, causing the difficulty engaging reverse. So, since we've had this car, it's had clunky gear changes. I need turbo advice but that's to be another thread. I just thought I'd share my experience to hopefully help others. I think I have posted in the past but it was a while ago.
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