Audi 012 transaxle shifter

[Steve A]

Hi guys

I am spec'ing up a hopefully future purchase and become a long awaited owner. I have a Audi transaxle that I aquired for very reasonable money, and would like to know how the shift mechanism works? Does anybody have any photos of this and is it either solid rod or a cable system. Does anyone have an opinion on which is best also?

Thanks

[andys]

Steve,

The 012 transaxle has the shift selector shaft pointing towards the back on the right side. For mid-engined applications, it seems most are simply using a Porsche Boxster linkage and cable set up including the cabin shifter. The early 5 speed Boxster uses the same Audi model 012 transaxle, so the linkage will interchange.

The attached photos are of a Porsche 914 swap utilizing the Boxster trans and shifter. Notice the cables that operate the linkage on the trans. Hope this helps.

Andy