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Changed Brake Pads; Now Loud Click from Shifter (A6)
So I replaced my brake pads and now when I press the brake pedal to shift out of park I have a loud click sound happen from the shifter. This was not occurring prior to the pad replacement.
I suppose its the shift interlock activating but I'm wondering why its loud now. It sucks when you go to do something and another totally unrelated problem pops up.
Is a new A6 shifter in my future? I'm kind of worried its going to start that 'won't shift out of park' crap that early C6s are so famous for.
So I replaced my brake pads and now when I press the brake pedal to shift out of park I have a loud click sound happen from the shifter. This was not occurring prior to the pad replacement.
I suppose its the shift interlock activating but I'm wondering why its loud now. It sucks when you go to do something and another totally unrelated problem pops up.
Is a new A6 shifter in my future? I'm kind of worried its going to start that 'won't shift out of park' crap that early C6s are so famous for.
Don't worry about it not shifting out of Park. If it doesn't one day, just push down on the right side of the middle of the shifter boot, and it will unlock the shifter pawl.
If it continues, either tie back the locking pawl, or get a new shifter (which is not always the answer) as the new shifter can do it as well.
Don't worry about it not shifting out of Park. If it doesn't one day, just push down on the right side of the middle of the shifter boot, and it will unlock the shifter pawl.
If it continues, either tie back the locking pawl, or get a new shifter (which is not always the answer) as the new shifter can do it as well.
Thanks I'll keep this in mind for the future. Just got back from a dinner run and the loud clicking has gone away. I'm hoping it was a one time thing, but it probably wasn't
Don't worry about it not shifting out of Park. If it doesn't one day, just push down on the right side of the middle of the shifter boot, and it will unlock the shifter pawl.
If it continues, either tie back the locking pawl, or get a new shifter (which is not always the answer) as the new shifter can do it as well.
Awesome and thanks for the PDF!
My buddies '08 is having this trouble more and more, will have to fix him up now!
01-25-2016, 05:15 PM
Changed Brake Pads; Now Loud Click from Shifter (A6)
