Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Locking pin - T10027A

Conditions for the adjustment

• Drive and transmission elements of the gear drive mechanism in perfect condition.
• Selector mechanism must move freely.
• Gearbox, clutch and clutch mechanism in perfect condition.
• Gearbox in neutral.

• Pull locking mechanisms on gate selector cable and gear selector cable end-pieces forward to stop -direction of arrow 1- and then turn to left to lock -direction of arrow 2-.

Lock selector shaft as follows:

• Press selector shaft down in -direction of arrow 1-.
• While pressing down selector shaft, turn angled rod -A- in -direction of arrow 2- and at the same time press it in until it engages in selector shaft.

• Using removal wedge -T10383/1- , carefully pry gear lever boot off centre console insert -arrows-.

• Pull boot up and over gear knob.

Note Ignore -arrow-.

Now secure gear lever as follows:

• Move gear lever to neutral position and, if necessary, keep pressing the gear lever to the left.
• Insert the locking pin - T10027 A- in the bore -C- through the noise insulation -A- and the bore -B-.

• Gate and selector cables -B- must be inserted, free of tension, into locking mechanisms -A-.
• Now turn locking mechanisms on gear selector cable and gate selector cable end pieces clockwise to stop -direction of arrow 1-.

The spring presses the locking mechanism into normal position in direction of -arrow 2-.

• Turn angle lever -A- back to the initial position -in direction of arrow-.
• During this procedure, locking pin -A- must be pressed out of gearbox in -direction of arrow-.

• Pull locking pin - T10027 A- out of noise insulation -A- and holes -B- and -C-.
• Install gaiter with selector knob.
• Ensure that the selector shaft can move freely.

Gear mechanism: verification

• With gearbox in neutral, selector lever must be in selector lever gate for 3rd and 4th gear.
• Engage clutch.
• Select all the gears several times. Pay particular attention to the operation of the reverse gear locking mechanism.
• If it continues to be difficult to engage a gear after repeated attempts, repeat adjustment procedure of selector mechanism.

Seal for the selector shaft: replacement

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Tube element - VW 423-

• Sealing grease
• For grease allocation, refer to - Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA) .

• Remove gearbox selector lever and gate relay lever.
• Lever seal out using a screwdriver.
• Lightly oil outer circumference of new oil seal.
• Fill space between sealing lip and dust lip -arrow- with sealing grease .

Inserting oil seal -A- onto stop

• Install gearbox selector lever and gate relay lever