SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removal: –  Raise the vehicle. –  Remove front left-hand wheel. –  Remove the sound insulation → Bodywork, exterior installation work; Rep. gr.50 . –  Remove left wheel housing moulding → Bodywork, exterior fitting work; Rep. gr. 66 –  Place below the collecting tray -T20173-.

–  Unscrew drain plug -arrow- and empty gearbox oil.   Note To reach the bolts of the gearbox casing, remove the bolt of the power steering tube bracket.   Caution When removing the gearbox casing, some remaining gear oil may drip.

–  Unscrew the bolts -arrows- and remove the gearbox casing cover.

Remove shift fork and selector sleeve for 5th gear as follows: –  Set gearbox prong -1- in neutral position. –  Unscrew bolts -2- for forked bolt on 5th gear. –  Remove bolt on shift fork for 5th gear in direction of -arrows A-. –  Remove the gear prong from the guide -arrow A-. –  Remove the spring -3-. –  Carefully extract the mobile sleeve -4-, removing the locking pins. –  Insert the new mobile sleeve -4- in synchroniser hub.

To loosen mounting bolts -A- on synchromesh element on 5th gear wheel proceed as follows: –  push sliding sleeve for 5th gear downwards -arrow 1-, engaging the gear. Also shift into 1st gear with shift lever -arrow 2- and -arrow 3-. –  The input and output shafts remain locked when two gears are engaged; the synchromesh hub and 5th gear wheel do not turn. –  Slacken and remove bolts -A-.   Note Carefully remove bolt securing agent residues from threaded holes with tap. –  Remove selector sleeve for 5ht gear and locking elements.

–  Remove synchromesh element and 5th gear wheel using the bridge with bolt - U 40100/1-. –  Remove the needle bearing for the 5th gear.   Note t  To remove 5th gear mesh, first heat to approx. 100 ºC with hot air blower -SAT 1416-. t  During removal check that the extractor feet do not bend outwards. Make sure that the 5th gear is not damaged.

–  Remove 5th gear mesh, using the bridge with screw -U 40100/1-.