Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

• Selector shaft
• Stop ring
• Ball sleeve
• ◆ Removing => Fig.1
• ◆ Pressing in => Fig.2
• Oil seal
• ◆ Lever out with screwdriver
• ◆ Installing => Fig. 3
• Selector mechanism cover

• Sleeve
• ◆ The lug points to reverse light switch
• ◆ Lightly coat lug with MoS2 grease
• Hexagon nut, 25 Nm
• ◆ Self-locking
• ◆ Always renew
• Housing
• ◆ For reverse light switch
• bolt
• Cap
• ◆ For gearbox breather
• Sleeve
• ◆ Knock-in onto stop

• Gear selector lever
• ◆ Install so that the master spline aligns with selector shaft
• ◆ Can be replaced with the selector mechanism installed
• ◆ Installation position
• ◆ Replacing => Fig. 4
• Relay lever
• ◆ Installation position
• Nut, 15 Nm
• Actuating arm
• ◆ With axis pin for mounting relay lever
• ◆ Installation position => Page 34-9
• Bolt
• ◆ Press into actuating arm

• O-ring
• ◆ Pull onto actuating arm axis pin
• Spacer
• ◆ Press into relay lever
• Locking bolt, 40 Nm
• End cover

→ Fig.1     Removing ball sleeve from selector mechanism cover

• ‒ Before pulling out ball sleeve, destroy plastic cage and remove balls.

A - Internal extractor, e.g. Kukko 21/3, 18.5 ... 23.5 mm

→ Fig.2     Knocking ball sleeve into selector mechanism cover

→ Fig.3     Installing oil seal onto stop

→ Fig.4     Replacing gear selector lever

• ‒ Press selector shaft down (arrow -1-).
• ‒ Twist gear selector lever round (arrow direction -2-) and pull out in arrow direction -3-.