Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 511

❑ 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 60)

 .

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 52

 .

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 52

 .

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 61

 .

13 - Pressure Spring
14 - Bushing
15 - Gearshift Lever Guide
16 - Nut

❑ M 8: 25 Nm
❑ M 6: 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

Removing and Installing the Lock Washer
– Push the spacer bushing -arrow B- all the way in direction of

-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.

1.6.2

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 mm

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

flat iron, 350 X 30 X 5 mm

♦ Puller - Counterstay - 22/4-
♦ Wedge - T10357-
♦ Press Piece - Block - T10083-
♦ Allocate the grease for gearshift mechanism. Refer to the

Parts Catalog.

Disassembling
– Remove the selector mechanism. Refer to

⇒ “1.8 Selector Mechanism, Removing and Installing”,

page 70

 .

– 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

⇒ “1.9 Gearshift Cable and Selector Cable, Removing and In‐

stalling”, page 75

 .

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the selector bracket.

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

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

essary.

– Pry out bearing shell -A- with shift lever guide -B- from selector

housing.

– Then press bearing shell off shift lever guide bearing and re‐

move.

• Pay attention to the guides -A- in the next work procedure.
• They must not break off.
– Lift the bottom end -arrow 1- of the pressure spring onto shoul‐

der on selector bracket.

– Now raise shift lever guide up as far as stop and remove ball

studs from selector bracket -arrow 2-.

– Turn the shift lever guide in direction of -arrow 1-.
• The pins -arrow 2- must be in the shift housing opening.
– Move the gearshift lever guide and the gearshift lever in the

direction of -arrow 3-.

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Caution

The lower side of the spring -arrow 1 -can spring down uncon‐

trolled from the selector bracket shoulder during subsequent

handling.

– Push the lower end carefully from the selector bracket shoul‐

der.

The spring sides then twist “diagonally” with a loud noise.

– Release the tension on the ends -A and B- by turning both

ends to the right.

• the ends -A and B- must face in the opposite direction.

– Install the shift lever guide into the shift housing.
• The pins -arrow 1- are still located in the shift housing opening.
– Turn the shift lever guide in direction of -arrow 2- until the ball

stud -A- is above the opening in the shift housing.

– Place the shift housing with the shift lever guide into the larger

cavity -arrow- in the Press Piece - Block - T10083- .

Note

The selector shaft must be removed in order to insert the shifter

housing with the selector shaft guide into the Pressing Support .

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