Blue TTop

Over the winter months I have continued to thoroughly go through my '96 C4. I recently discovered the Guide Tube (#15 in the borrowed picture below) is installed backwards compared to what is shown in PET and the repair manual.

Is there any reason to install the guide tube backwards on purpose?



Thanks,

Tony

MarkD

Tony, just FYI, generally the PET diagrams aren't reliable when it comes to actual assembly

they show exploded views for part ID only.
If you followed the diagram you'd also install the shift lever backwards Which has been done

In this case the diagram is correct
To your question, on an AWD 993 there is no reason that front rod would be reversed
Likely, someone just popped it on that way.

4X4SCHE

It makes no operational difference which way round it goes.

budge96

Reasonably certain your cars linkage differs from illustration since photo is for two wheel dr
C2 ...Bert

MarkD

it certainly is...
but that is the only diagram PET has that covers shift linkage
They use it for all 993s

Blue TTop

Mark, Thanks for the response.

I suspect you are correct. The ball on the bottom of the shift lever looks like it was hit with a chisel & hammer and the cup was full of cosmoline. Lots of other evidence of a very poor installation.