1998 AUDI A8 01V Transmission Select Lever Mechanism Workshop Manual

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All-wheel-drive vehicles

Continuation for all vehicles - Remove heat shield -A- above driveshaft.
- Remove heat shield -2- for driveshaft from cover for Torsen differential
(arrows).
- Unbolt driveshaft from transmission and hang or support.
- Loosen boot of selector lever cable from shift mechanism cover and
slide back.

- Remove bolts (arrows) and remove shift mechanism cover.
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from top:
from below: - Press ends of locking clip -B- together and remove.
- Remove securing plate -A- for selector lever cable at shift mechanism
downward.
- Remove selector lever cable from selector lever.
- Unclip locking cable from securing spring at shift mechanism housing,
slightly lift up securing spring to do so.
- Remove nuts (4 pieces).
- Remove shift mechanism housing downward.
- Pull selector lever cable out of shift mechanism at the same time, and
do not bend.
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Installing

- Installation is the reverse order of removal.
In addition, the following test steps must be
performed and observed.

Selector lever and lever/shift rod in position
"P" (park lock must engage).

- Raise vehicle.

- Guide selector lever cable into shift
mechanism.

- Do not bend selector lever cable.

- Mount shift mechanism on chassis.

- Tighten nuts (4 pieces) to 10 Nm from top.

- Secure boot of selector lever cable to shift
mechanism cover.

- Installing and adjusting locking cable page 37
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- Connect selector lever cable to selector lever.

Installation position:
Angled end of securing plate points toward the end of the selector lever
cable. - Install securing plate -A- for selector lever cable to shift mechanism.
- Press ends of locking clip -B- together and slide onto the end of the
selector lever cable.
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- Attach cover.

All-wheel-drive vehicles
Continuation for all vehicles
Repair Manual, Engine Mechanical, Repair Group 26; removing and
installing exhaust system. - Tighten nuts (arrows, 4 pieces) to 10 Nm.
- Check adjustment of selector lever cable and adjust if necessary
page 37
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.
- Ignition key removal lock, checking page 37
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- Bolt driveshaft to transmission flange page 39
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, Driveshaft,
removing and installing.
- Install heat shield.
- Connecting front exhaust pipe to rear exhaust system.- Installing shift mechanism cover page 37
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.
- Selector lever handle, installing page 37
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.
- Connect battery Ground (GND) strap.
- For vehicles equipped with coded anti-theft radio, activate code.
- Check shift mechanism page 37
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Tightening torques:

Components
Tightening
torques
Selector lever cable to mounting
bracket 12 Nm
Mounting bracket to
transmission (2 x M8) 23 Nm
Heat shield/selector lever cable
to transmission, M6 9 Nm
Heat shield/selector lever cable
to transmission, M8 23 Nm
Selector lever mechanism to
chassis M6 8 Nm
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Tiptronic shift mechanism, assembly
overview

Assembly sequence page 37
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Lubricate bearing areas and slide surfaces with
polycarbamide grease Part No. G 052 142 A2.
1 -
Selector lever handle
Removing and installing page 37
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2 -
Sleeve
Engages in the selector lever handle
3 -
Cover Removing and installing page 37
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Disassembling and assembling page 37
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4 -
Bearing bushing
Use securing device - 5 - or secure 9 - in
shift mechanism - 17 Removing and installing page 37
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5 -
Locking clip (thin, with tensioning spring)
Secures bushing 17 - in shift mechanism- 4
- Installation position:Angled ends point to
the inner shift mechanism housing
6 -
Selector lever With pull-lever, compression spring, link
and Tiptronic-spring system Removing and installing Page 37
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onward
Disassembling and assembling page 37
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