SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Gear selection mechanism: setting Consult the equivalence table for tools and equipment according to applicability among Seat / VW / Audi / Skoda → Chapter. Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Retention tool -T10027-, see equivalent → Anchor   Note t  For the proper adjustment of the gearbox, the following points are essential: t  Operating elements and transmission elements of the gear drive mechanism in perfect condition. t  Gearbox operation is smooth without stiffness. t  In addition, the gearbox, the clutch and the clutch mechanism, must be in perfect condition. l  Gearbox in neutral.   Note t  To carry out this work it will be necessary to disconnect battery earth cable → Electrical system; Rep. Gr.27. t  For vehicles fitted with an anti-theft code radio, the code must be found first. –  Remove air cleaner housing → Rep. Gr.23.

–  Pull the cable securing mechanism forwards, in the direction of the arrow -1-, from the gear selection and engagement all the way, rotating it then to the left in the direction of the arrow -2- to secure it.

–  Secure the gear selection shaft as follows: –  Press the selection shaft down -1- in the direction of the -arrow-. –  At the same time as pressing on the selector lever -1-, insert the retention pin -A- in the direction of the -arrow- until the shaft is locked.   Note In this position, the inner end of the retention pin -A- is inserted in the selector lever holding it in the adjustment position. The gear lever protection cover should come out of the centre console. –  Remove the centre console cover, carefully moving it towards the upper part. –  Place the gearshift lever in neutral position and secure it as follows:

–  Insert the Retention tool -T10027- into the hole -B- through the hole -A-.   Note To facilitate the fitting of the retention tool -T10027-, move the gear lever so that the two holes are aligned.

–  Rotate all the way the securing mechanism of the shift and selection cables to the right -arrow-.

–  Pull the retention pin -A- in the direction of the arrow until it is back in the initial position.

–  Remove the pin -T10027- and fit the gear lever cover to the centre console. Verifying the gearbox operation mechanism The gearshift lever must be in the neutral position in the gear selector track for 3rd / 4th gear. –  Actuate the clutch pedal and engage all gears several times. In doing so, take care that the reverse gear lock is functioning properly. If, following the repeated engagement, the gears 1, 2, 5 or 6 continue to present some difficulty, verify the following: –  Carefully move the selector lever from the neutral position to the left into the 1st and 2nd gear selector tracks.

–  Press the selection shaft down -1- in the direction of the -arrow-. If the gear selection mechanism is correctly adjusted, the retention pin -A- may now be inserted into the gears (in the direction of the arrow) as well as into the selector lever guide (using the help of another mechanic). If not, adjust the gear change mechanism → Chapter.