Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

• ‒ Observe general repair instructions
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Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required

• ◆ VW 421 Tube

• ◆ V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench

Removing

• ‒ Drain gear oil.
• ‒ Remove selector finger.

Rod selector mechanism => from page 34-6

Cable selector mechanism => from page 34-31

• ‒ Remove selector shaft.
• ‒ To prevent damage to the selector shaft, wrap thin layer of insulation tape around it.
• ‒ Push selector shaft in onto stop.

• ‒ → Carefully punch a hole in the middle of the seal (arrow) using a small screwdriver.
• ‒ Then lever out the seal using a slightly larger screwdriver.
• ‒ Remove insulation tape and check selector shaft for damage.

Installing

• ‒ Lightly oil outer circumference of oil seal.
• ‒ Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip with grease G 052 128 A1.
• ‒ Carefully push seal over chamfer of selector shaft in a twisting motion.

• ‒ → Press in seal onto stop (in direction of arrow). When doing this, do not cant seal.
• ‒ If necessary use an assembly lever -A-. Use subframe as fulcrum point for lever.
• ‒ As subframes are not all uniform it may not be possible to use the tube VW 421 with gearbox in situ.
• ‒ If this is the case, use a commercially available socket AF 17 mm, length 83 mm.
• ‒ Assemble selector finger.

Rod selector mechanism => from page 34-6

Cable selector mechanism => from page 34-31

• ‒ Replenish gear oil to lower edge of filler hole => page 34-69 .

Gear oil specification => Page 00-3

• ‒ Adjusting selector mechanism:

Rod selector mechanism => Page 34-17 .

Cable selector mechanism => Page 34-41