Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing

Selector mechanism up to 12.00

• ‒ → Lever gate selector cable -A- and gear selector cable -B- off gearbox using an open jaw spanner.

1 = 13 mm open jaw spanner, commercially available

Selector mechanism from 01.01

• ‒ → Remove securing clip -3- for gear selector cable from gear selector lever -1-.
• ‒ Remove securing clip -4- for gate selector cable from relay lever -2-.
• ‒ Lever gate selector cable and gear selector cable off pin (arrows).

Continued for all selector mechanism

• ‒ → Remove cable support bracket from gearbox (arrows), if necessary unclip hose at cable support bracket first.

• ‒ → Carefully lever the cover off the centre console (arrows).
• ‒ Pull cover to rear off the centre console.

• ‒ → Destroy clip (arrow) and pull gear stick knob off with cover.
• ‒ Remove rubber cover, if fitted.

• ‒ → Now remove the gear stick housing front securing nuts (arrows).

• ‒ → Separate front exhaust pipe -A-.

=> Repair group 26; Removing and installing parts of the exhaust system.

• ‒ Remove cross support -B- below exhaust system.
• ‒ Loosen heat shield -C- in forward area.
• ‒ Remove heat shield -D-.
• ‒ Unbolt selector housing from body.
• ‒ Swing gear stick housing down and remove with selector cables.

Installing

Installation is carried out in the reverse sequence, when doing this note the following:

Selector mechanism up to 12.00

If you want to reuse cables, you must replace cable locking mechanisms.

• ‒ → Coat a small amount of grease part No. G 000 450 02 in ball recess of cable locking mechanism -A- and -B-.

Note:

The seals -arrows- outside the recess must be grease free.

• ‒ → Press gear selector cable onto gearbox selector lever and gate selector cable onto relay lever (arrows).

Selector mechanism from 01.01

The cable locks have holes for securing them on the gear selector lever or the relay lever.

The holes in the cable locks have various diameters.

→ Allocation

The cable locks no longer need to be renewed following dismantling.

• ‒ → Coat a small amount of grease part No. G 000 450 02 on the pins -arrows- of the gear change lever -1- and the relay lever -2-.
• ‒ Always renew securing clips -3- and -4- after dismantling.
• ‒ Secure gear selector cable with securing clip -3- and gate selector cable with securing clip -4-.

Continued for all selector mechanisms

• ‒ Align gear stick housing parallel to body.

• ● Distance to body must be same on both sides.

• ‒ Reconnect exhaust system.

=> Repair group 26; Removing and installing parts of the exhaust system.

Cross member to body

=> Repair group 26; Removing and installing parts of the exhaust system.

Adjusting selector mechanism .

Tightening torques

Gear stick housing to body => page 34-38 , item 26

Selector cable support bracket to gearbox => page 34-41 , item 9