Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Dismantling and assembling selector mechanism Special tools and workshop equipment required t  Release tool -T10236- t  Press tool -VW 412- t  Assembly tool -T10178- t  Adapter -10 - 222 A /25- t  2 = counter support e.g. from -Kukko Baureihe 16- t  Wedge -T10357- Dismantling –  Remove selector mechanism → Chapter. –  Bend open tabs -arrows- of base plate using a screwdriver (here only tabs on left side of base plate are marked).

–  Remove base plate. –  Remove gasket → Item from selector housing. –  Remove gear selector cable and gate selector cable from selector housing → Chapter. –  Pull clip -A- out of bearing shaft for gate selector lever.

–  Use screwdriver to press down catch -B- of bearing bush for gate selector lever. Break off catch if necessary. –  Push bearing bush for gate selector lever out of selector housing.

–  Use screwdriver to press catches -arrows- of ball socket towards bearing ball of gear lever guide. Break off catches if necessary.

–  Lever ball socket and gear lever out of selector housing -arrow A-. –  Then, press ball socket off bearing ball of gear lever guide -arrow B- and remove gear lever with gate selector lever.

–  Clamp gear lever with gate selector lever in a vice with protective jaws. –  Push gate selector lever off gear lever in -direction of arrow-.   Caution The compression spring -A- may snap off the gate selector lever in an uncontrolled manner. Assembling –  Fit bearing bush onto gear lever.

Installation position of bearing bush Slots around bearing bush -arrow- are pointing towards gear lever.

–  Install gate selector lever together with compression spring to gear lever: l  Ends -A- and -B- must point in same direction. –  Fit end -A- of compression spring into guide from above (in direction of gear lever). –  Carefully pull end -B- of compression spring down and fit into guide (in direction of gear lever). –  Push gate selector lever -arrow- onto gear lever.   Caution The compression spring A must not snap off the gate selector lever in an uncontrolled manner. –  If removed, push ball sockets onto gear lever.

Installation position of ball sockets Pins -A- are located in holes -B-.

–  Fit new ball socket -A- onto gear lever. –  Grease ball socket -A- and ball sockets of gear lever. –  Rotate ball socket in -direction of arrow-. l  Seat of journal -1- is in recess -2- of ball socket -A-. l  Damping -4- is fitted between ends of spring -3-.

–  Push ball socket -A- together with gear lever and gate selector lever into selector housing. Note installation position → Fig.. l  All 4 retaining lugs must engage. –  Slide in bearing bush - B- for gate selector lever.

Installation position of bearing bush Catch -B- must engage in recess in selector housing. –  Secure gate selector lever with clip -A-. –  Install gear selector cable and gate selector cable → Chapter and → Chapter.

Installing base plate to selector housing –  Fit new gasket to base plate.   Caution Avoid damage to selector housing and base plate. Only lightly clamp selector housing. –  Secure base plate by bending down tabs -arrows- around circumference of base plate (here only tabs on left side of base plate are marked). –  Tabs can be bent down using wedge -T10357-. - A- = counter support e.g. from -Kukko Baureihe 16- –  Stick new gasket → Item to selector housing. –  Install selector mechanism → Chapter. –  Adjust selector mechanism → Chapter