Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 227

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

Note

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Do not tilt the bushing when pushing it down.

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

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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

Overview - Gearshift Lever and Gearshift Housing, from 11/2006

Note

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Lubricate the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces.

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Refer to the Parts Catalog for the grease allocation.

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Gearshift mechanism, disassembling and assembling. Refer to

⇒ “1.12 Selector Mechanism, Disassembling and Assembling, from 11/2006”, page 100

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❑ Bend the tabs in order to

remove

❑ Replace after removing

2 - Seal

❑ Replace after removing

3 - Gearshift Lever

❑ Can be removed and in‐

stalled with the shift lev‐

er guide installed

-item 15-

⇒ Item 15 (page 84)

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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

❑ Replace after removing

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 76

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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 76

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9 - Insulation
10 - Bearing Shell

❑ Will get damaged when being removed
❑ Replace after removing

11 - Bushing
12 - Lock Washer

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Removing and Installing the Lock Washer”“ , page 83

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13 - Pressure Spring

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Removing and Installing the Lock Washer”“ , page 83

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14 - Bushing
15 - Gearshift Lever Guide
16 - Nut

❑ M6: 8 Nm
❑ M8: 25 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

1.7

Overview - Operating Cables

Note

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

1 - Gearshift Cable

❑ Attach to the cable re‐

tainer -item 18-

⇒ Item 18 (page 87)

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❑ Installation position. Re‐

fer to

⇒ “1.1 Shift Mechanism

Installation Position”,

page 76

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❑ From 11/2006 changed

fastener on shift lever in‐

side shift mechanism

-item 8-

⇒ Item 8 (page 84)

2 - Selector Cable

❑ Attach to the cable re‐

tainer -item 11-

⇒ Item 11 (page 86)

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❑ Installation position. Re‐

fer to

⇒ “1.1 Shift Mechanism

Installation Position”,

page 76

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❑ From 11/2006 changed

fastener on selector

bracket inside shift

mechanism -item 6-

⇒ Item 6 (page 84)

3 - Lock Washer

❑ Replace after removing
❑ Discontinued on gear‐

shift mechanisms from

11/2006. Refer to

⇒ “1.6 Overview - Gear‐

shift Lever and Gear‐

shift Housing, from

11/2006”, page 83

4 - Lock Washer

❑ Be careful not to damage the cables when removing them
❑ Replace after removing

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❑ 20 Nm
❑ For the cable bracket
❑ Quantity: 2

7 - Cable Bracket

❑ Can be made of plastic or metal

8 - Grommet

❑ Cable mounting bracket to transmission

9 - Spacer
10 - Nut

❑ 20 Nm
❑ For the cable bracket

11 - Cable Retainer

❑ For attaching the selector cable to the relay lever
❑ Adjust the gearshift mechanism after installing. Refer to

⇒ “1.11 Selector Mechanism, Adjusting”, page 97

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❑ Do not interchange, cable locking mechanisms for selector cable on linkage lever and for shift cable on

transmission shift lever are different. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Cable Retainer Allocation”“ , page 87

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❑ From 05/2007 installed in with the plastic relay lever. Refer to 

⇒ “1.8 Plastic Relay Lever”, page 89

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❑ Removing from plastic relay lever. Refer to 

⇒ “1.8 Plastic Relay Lever”, page 89

❑ Installing on plastic relay lever. Refer to 

⇒ “1.8 Plastic Relay Lever”, page 89

❑ Allocation. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Cable Retainer Allocation”“ , page 87

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12 - Relay Lever

❑ Installation position. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Selector Lever/Relay Lever Installed Position”“ , page 88

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❑ Adjust the gearshift mechanism after installing. Refer to

⇒ “1.11 Selector Mechanism, Adjusting”, page 97

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❑ Can be made of plastic or metal
❑ The metal relay lever is placed in the bushings -item 13- 

⇒ Item 13 (page 86)

 and secured with a lock

washer -item 14- 

⇒ Item 14 (page 86)

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❑ From 05/2007 plastic relay lever
❑ Plastic relay lever, removing and installing with cable retainer. Refer to

⇒ “1.8 Plastic Relay Lever”, page 89

❑ The bushings and lock washers are not needed with the plastic relay lever

13 - Bearing Bushing

❑ Discontinued on the plastic relay lever

14 - Lock Washer

❑ Replace after removing
❑ Discontinued on the plastic relay lever

15 - Sliding Shoe
16 - Selector Lever

❑ With a balance weight
❑ Insert so that master spline aligns with shift rod
❑ Adjust the gearshift mechanism after installing. Refer to

⇒ “1.11 Selector Mechanism, Adjusting”, page 97

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❑ Installation position. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Selector Lever/Relay Lever Installed Position”“ , page 88

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❑ From 06/2006 the cable retainer mounting pin has a smaller diameter. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““As of 06/2006, Smaller Bolt Diameter for the Shift Cable Retainer.”“ , page 87

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