Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing operating cable with gear stick housing and support bracket.

Removing

• ‒ Remove gear stick knob with gaiter and remove securing nuts for centre console on gear stick housing .

• ‒ Separate front exhaust pipe at catalyst.

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

• ‒ → Remove front (arrow) and rear cross supports, below the exhaust system.
• ‒ Remove front and rear heat shields.

• ‒ → Remove gear change cable (arrow A) and gate change cable (arrow B)
  

• ‒ → Remove angle piece (arrows) for support bracket from assembly carrier.

• ‒ → Remove nut (arrow) for support bracket and pull off support bracket.

Note:

• ‒ Push exhaust system to right when pulling off support bracket.

• ‒ Unbolt gear stick housing from body.
• ‒ Take out operating cables with gear stick housing and support bracket.

Installing

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

• ‒ Adjusting selector mechanism .

Removing and installing gear stick lever and relay lever mounting bracket

• ‒ → Remove gear change cable (arrow 1) and gate change cable (arrow 2).
• ‒ Unscrew gate change rod with ball head (arrow 3) from selector finger.
• ‒ Remove selector finger by loosening bolt (arrow 4).

• ‒ → Unscrew mounting bracket from gearbox (arrows).

• A = Commercially available 13 mm AF, 3/8" square drive deep socket and universal joint.

Installing

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

• ‒ Adjusting selector mechanism => Page 34-41 .