Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Place lever in neutral

• ‒ → Align centering holes -arrows- in lever plate and housing cover plate.

Note:

The tapped holes for the bolts should now be in the centre of the slots -arrow A-. If they are not, turn lever plate 180°.

• ‒ Secure the lever bearing

• ‒ → Loosen the clip. The selector lever must move easily on the shift rod.
• ‒ Pull the cap off the boot.

• ‒ → Locate the shift finger -1- in the centre of the stop plate -2-.

The distances x must be the same.

→ a = 15 mm

• ‒ Set distance "a" with a 15 mm wide strip of sheet metal.
• ‒ Tighten clip in this position.
• ‒ Select all gears in turn and check that they engage easily and without catching. Ensure that reverse and 5th gear catches are effective.
• ‒ If the tolerance is used, the dimension for setting the linkage
  -previously 15 mm - may be 1 - 2 mm less.
• ‒ If the gearshift catches or jams despite being adjust correctly, the distance should be set to 13 mm.