Skoda Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Dismantling –  Removing shift mechanism → Chapter

–  Bend up tabs -arrows- of cover for the shift mechanism using a screwdriver and remove cover. –  Remove gasket ring.

–  Remove lock washers -2 and 3- (lock washers -1 and 4- are no longer available), selector cable and shift cable must be levered off from the shift lever or selector lever e.g. with a screwdriver.

–  Remove shift lever.   Note t  Hold the gearshift lever -2-. t  Press the distance sleeve -3- in the direction of the arrow. t  Remove lock washer -1-.

–  Offset the top pressure spring arm -A- via the peg of the selector angle. –  Press the catches of the bearing shell -arrows- e.g. with a screwdriver in -direction of arrow- (the catch can break off).

–  Slacken bearing shell -A- and shift lever guide -B- from shift housing. –  Remove bearing shell -A- from shift lever guide -B-.

–  Press bottom pressure spring arm -arrow 1- onto shoulder of selector angle.   Note When removing the shift lever guide, the guides -A- must not be damaged. –  Lever the lower leg of the pressure spring up to the stop onto the shoulder at the selector angle plate -direction of arrow 1-. –  Now pull up the shift lever guide as far as the stop and pull the ball stud out of the selector angle plate -direction of arrow 2-.

–  Then turn the shift lever guide in -direction of arrow 1-. l  The stud -arrow 2- must be located in the recess of the shift housing. –  Afterwards, swivel out the shift lever guide with shift lever in -direction of arrow 3-.