Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing

• ‒ → 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

• ‒ → Remove cable support bracket from gearbox (arrows), if necessary unclip hose -A- at cable support bracket first.
• ‒ Pull the gear stick cover off the centre console.

• ‒ → Destroy clip (arrow) and pull gear stick knob off with cover.

• ‒ → Remove nuts -arrows- for console.
• ‒ Remove insulation tray below engine/gearbox, if fitted.

• ‒ Separate exhaust system after front exhaust pipe at double clamp.

• ‒ → Remove front cross supports -1- below the exhaust system.
• ‒ Loosen rear cross support -2-, to do this loosen nuts -arrows- (do not remove) and remove nuts -arrows A-.
• ‒ Loosen front part of rear heat shield.
• ‒ Remove front heat shield -3-.
• ‒ 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:

• ‒ → Smear a small amount of polyurea grease in recesses of cable locking mechanism -A- and gate cable locking mechanism -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).

Adjusting selector mechanism .

Tightening torques