Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required

• ◆ T10027 Pin

Notes:

The following points are essential to ensure correct selector adjustment:

• ◆ Moving parts of selector mechanism and transmission elements must be in proper condition.
• ◆ Selector mechanism must move freely.

The gearbox, clutch and clutch mechanism must also be in proper condition.

• ● Gearbox in neutral position.

• ‒ → Secure locking mechanism on gear selector cable and gate selector cable by pulling forwards until stop (arrow -1-) and then turning to left to lock (arrow -2-).

→ Set selector shaft as follows:

• ‒ Press selector shaft down (direction of arrow -1-).
• ‒ Turn right-angle piece -A- in direction of arrow -2- when pressing selector shaft down.

• ‒ → Pull the gear stick cover off the centre console (arrow).
• ‒ Pull rubber cover towards gear stick knob, if part of original equipment.

→ Set gear stick as follows:

• ‒ Select neutral with gear stick.
• ‒ Then guide pin T10027 through hole -A- and into hole -B-.

• ‒ → Now turn locking mechanism on gear selector cable and gate selector cable to right onto stop (direction of arrow).

The spring presses the locking mechanism into normal position.

• ‒ → Now turn right-angled piece -A- back to original position (direction of arrow).

• ‒ → The selector shaft must now be able to be moved (in direction of arrow).

• ‒ → Pull pin T10027 out of holes -A- and -B-.
• ‒ Clip cover into frame.

Functional check

• ● The gear stick lever must rest in the 3rd/4th gear gate with gearbox in neutral.

• ‒ Operate clutch.
• ‒ Select all gears several times. Pay particular attention to the operation of the reverse gear lock.

Should a gear fail to engage smoothly after repeated selection, the selector shaft play (lift) should be checked as follows:

• ‒ Engage 1st gear.

• ‒ Press gear stick to left onto stop and release.
• ‒ At the same time observe selector shaft in gear box (2nd mechanic).
• ‒ → When moving the gear stick the selector shaft must move approx. 1 mm (in direction of arrow).
• ‒ If this is not the case, adjust selector mechanism =>Page 34-52 .