Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Assembly overview - removing and installing selector cables

t	Lubricate bearing positions and sliding surfaces.

t	Allocate grease using → Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA).

1 -	Gear selector cable

q	Connect to cable end-piece → Item

q	Installation position → Chapter

q	From 11.06, modified attachment to gear lever inside selector mechanism → Item

2 -	Gate selector cable

q	Connect to cable end-piece → Item

q	Installation position → Chapter

q	From 11.06, modified attachment to gate selector lever inside selector mechanism → Item

3 -

Circlip

q	Always renew

q	Discontinued in selector mechanisms from 11.06 → Chapter

4 -

Circlip

q	Always renew

q	Do not damage cables when removing

5 -	Selector lever housing

6 -	Hexagon bolt, 20 Nm

q	For cable support bracket

q	Qty. 2 for cars with 4-cylinder engine

q	Qty. 3 for cars with 6-cylinder engine

q	Nut → Item is not used then.

7 -	Cable support bracket

q	May be made from plastic or metal

q	Passat CC, CC, Scirocco and Golf 2009 ►: made from plastic

8 -

Grommet

q	Cable support bracket mounting on gearbox

9 -

Spacer

10 -	Nut, 20 Nm

q	For cable support bracket in cars with 4-cylinder engine

11 -	Cable end-piece

q	After installing, adjust selector mechanism → Chapter

q	For gate selector cable to relay lever

q	Do not interchange; cable end-pieces for gate selector cable to relay lever and gear selector cable to gearbox selector lever are different

q	From 03.07, installed in conjunction with plastic relay lever → Chapter

q	Removing from plastic relay lever → Chapter

q	Pressing onto plastic relay lever → Chapter

q	Allocation → Fig.

12 -	Relay lever

q	Installation position → Fig.

q	After installing, adjust selector mechanism → Chapter

q	May be made from plastic or metal

q	Passat 2011 ►, Passat CC, CC, Golf 2009 ►, Golf Plus 2009 ► and Scirocco: made from plastic

q	Metal relay lever is mounted in bearing bush → Item and secured with securing clip → Item

q	From 03.07, plastic relay lever → Chapter

q	Remove and install plastic relay lever together with cable end-piece → Chapter

q	Bearing bushes and securing clip not required for plastic relay lever

13 -	Bearing bush

q	Not required for plastic relay lever

14 -

Circlip

q	Always renew

q	Not required for plastic relay lever

15 -

Shoe

16 -	Gearbox selector lever

q	Installing → Fig.

q	Installation position → Fig.

q	After installing, adjust selector mechanism → Chapter

q	From 06.06, smaller diameter of support pin for cable end-piece → Fig.

17 -	Self-locking hexagon nut, 23 Nm

q	Always renew

18 -	Cable end-piece

q	After installing, adjust selector mechanism → Chapter

q	For gear selector cable to gearbox selector lever

q	Do not interchange; cable end-pieces for gate selector cable to relay lever and gear selector cable to gearbox selector lever are different

q	Allocation → Fig.

Allocation of cable end-pieces The holes in the cable end-pieces have different diameters.

Cable end-piece for	Dimension „a“
1. - Gate selector cable to gearbox selector lever from 06.06	8.5 mm
2. - Gear selector cable to gearbox selector lever through 05.06	10 mm
2. - Gate selector cable to metal relay lever	8 mm
2 - Gate selector cable to plastic relay lever → Chapter	10 mm

From 06.06, smaller diameter of support pin for gear selector cable end-piece

Support pin for gear selector cable end-piece	Dimension „a“
Through 05.06	10 mm
From 06.06	8.5 mm

Install gearbox selector lever –  When fitting the gearbox selector lever, ensure that the gap -arrow A- is aligned with the master spline -arrow B-.

Installation position of gearbox selector lever and relay lever 1 -  Gearbox selector lever 2 -  Relay lever engages in guide rail of gearbox selector lever via shoe -arrow-.

Renewing cable end-pieces –  Pull locking mechanisms of end-pieces of gate selector cable and gear selector cable forward to stop -arrow 1- and then turn to left to lock -arrow 2-. –  Remove securing clip -3- for gear selector cable from gearbox selector lever -1-.

–  Pull gear selector cable off pin. Metal relay lever –  Remove securing clip -4- for gate selector cable from relay lever -2-. –  Pull gate selector cable from pin. Plastic relay lever –  Remove relay lever together with cable end-piece → Fig.. –  Carefully pry off cable end-piece → Fig.. Continued for all selector mechanisms –  Spread a small quantity of grease on pins -arrows- of gearbox selector lever -1- and, as needed, relay lever -2-. l  Allocate grease using → Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA). –  Renew securing clip -3- and, for metal relay lever, securing clip -4- each time they are removed. –  Secure gear selector cable with securing clip -3- and, for metal relay lever, gate selector cable with securing clip -4-.   Note If a plastic relay lever is installed, it must be mounted together with the cable end-piece. → Fig. Adjust selector mechanism → Chapter.