Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 151

❑ 5 Nm

21 - Seal

❑ Always replace.

22 - Base Plate

❑ Bend the tabs in order to remove
❑ Always replace.

23 - Selector Cable

❑ To the selector bracket
❑ Removing and installing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Detaching from the Selector Cable and the Shift Cable and Attaching”“ , page 66

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24 - Gearshift Cable

❑ Removing from the shift lever guide and attaching to the shift lever guide. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Detaching from the Selector Cable and the Shift Cable and Attaching”“ , page 66

25 - Lock Washer

❑ Always replace.

26 - Nut

❑ M8: 25 Nm
❑ M6: 8 Nm
❑ Quantity: 4

27 - Bearing Bushing

❑ Fits in one position only

28 - Lock Washer

❑ Always replace.

Detaching from the Selector Cable and the Shift Cable and At‐

taching
– Remove the lock washer from the shift cable -A- and the se‐

lector cable -B-.

Lift the tab with a screwdriver -arrow 1- and remove the lock

washer -arrow 2-.
– Remove the shift cable -A- from the gearshift lever mount.
– Remove the selector cable -B- from the selector bracket

mount.

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-arrow C- and remove or install the lock washer -arrow A-.

Note

♦

Do not tilt the bushing when pushing it down.

♦

The slot in the lever for the circlip must be visible.

♦

Carefully release the tension on the spring.

Installing the Pressure Spring
– Install the compression spring so that the brace -A- contacts

upper part of pin -arrow-.

– Pull the brace -B- downward so that it reached the bottom of

the pin -arrow-.

1.6

Gearshift Lever and Shift Housing,

Servicing, from 11/2006

⇒ “1.6.1 Selector Mechanism, Disassembling and Assembling”,

page 69

Note

♦

Lubricate the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces. Refer to the Parts Catalog for the grease allocation.

♦

Gearshift Mechanism, Disassembling and Assembling. Refer to

⇒ “1.6.1 Selector Mechanism, Disassembling and Assembling”, page 69

 .

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❑ Bend the tabs in order to

remove

❑ Always replace.

2 - Seal

❑ Always replace.

3 - Gearshift Lever

❑ Can be removed and in‐

stalled with the shift lev‐

er guide installed

-item 15-

⇒ Item 15 (page 68)

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4 - Washer

❑ Slide out of shift lever as

far as stop -arrow-.

5 - Lock Washer

❑ Be careful not to dam‐

age the cables when re‐

moving them

❑ Always replace.

6 - Selector Cable

❑ pry off of selector brack‐

et

❑ press onto selector

bracket inside the shift

mechanism

❑ Installation position. Re‐

fer to

⇒ “1.1 Shift Mechanism

Installation Position”,

page 60

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7 - Bushing
8 - Gearshift Cable

❑ pry off of shift lever guide
❑ press onto shift lever guide inside the shift mechanism
❑ Installation position. Refer to 

⇒ “1.1 Shift Mechanism Installation Position”, page 60

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9 - Insulation
10 - Bearing Shell

❑ Will get damaged when being removed
❑ Always replace.

11 - Bushing
12 - Lock Washer

❑ Removing and Installing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Removing and Installing the Lock Washer”“ , page 67

 .

13 - Pressure Spring

❑ Removing and Installing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Removing and Installing the Lock Washer”“ , page 67

 .

14 - Bushing
15 - Gearshift Lever Guide
16 - Nut

❑ M8: 25 Nm
❑ M6: 8 Nm
❑ Quantity: 4

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❑ Between the gearshift housing and the underbody
❑ Self-adhesive
❑ Affix to the gearshift housing

18 - Gearshift Housing

❑ with spring and selector bracket
❑ Spring and selector bracket cannot be removed

1.6.1

Selector Mechanism, Disassembling

and Assembling

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Window Release Tool - T10236-
♦ Press Piece - Multiple Use - VW412-
♦ Over-Center Spring Assembly Tool - T10178- or flat iron, 200

x 25 x 5

♦ Engine Support Bridge - Engine Support 25 - 10 - 222 A /25-

or flat iron, 350 X 30 X 5

♦ Puller - Counterstay , for example -Kukko 22/4-
♦ Wedge - T10357-
♦ Press Piece - Block - T10083-
Perform the following procedure:
– Remove the selector mechanism. Refer to

⇒ “1.9 Selector Mechanism, Removing and Installing”,

page 80

 .

– Bend up the tabs -arrows- on the shift mechanism base plate

using a screwdriver and remove the base plate. Only the

straps on the left side of the base plate are shown in the illus‐

tration.

– Remove the seal from the shift housing.
– Remove the shift cable and the selector cable from the shift

housing. Refer to

⇒ “1.10 Gearshift Cable and Selector Cable, Removing and

Installing”, page 83

 .

– Lift the upper end -A- of the pressure spring over the tab on

the selector bracket.

– Using a screwdriver, press bearing shell notches -arrows- in

direction of shift lever guide bearing; break of notches if nec‐

essary.

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