Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 514

 

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Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 514

 

 

necessary, unclip the hose/line assembly.

– Remove the noise insulation. Refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep.

Gr.  50 ; Noise Insulation .

– Remove the tunnel braces. Refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep.

Gr.  50 ; Tunnel Brace .

Caution

Risk of damaging the decoupling element.

♦ Do not bend the decoupling element more than 10°.
♦ Do not load the decoupling element.
♦ Do not damage the wire mesh on the decoupling element.

– Separate the front exhaust system front section at the double

26 .

– Disengage exhaust system rear section and secure to the

body using for example using a wire. Remove the exhaust

system rear section, if necessary.

– Remove the underbody trim panel nuts -arrows-.
– Remove the lock washers -2 and 3-.
– Lower the underbody trim panel on the inside just enough until

the heat shield -1- for the center tunnel can be removed.

– Pivot shift housing downward and remove with cables.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal while. Note the following:
– Align the shift housing so that is it parallel to the body.
• The distance on both sides to the body must be equal.
– Tighten the nuts on the gearshift housing -arrows- -item 26-

⇒ Item 26 (page 58)

 or -item 16- 

⇒ Item 16 (page 60)

 .

– Route the cables -1- from the gearshift mechanism -2- to the

transmission as follows:

• The cables must run parallel to each other and must not cross

each other.

• The cables must be routed inside the depression in the heat

shield -3-.

A clip -A- holds the cables and heat shield to each other in place.

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tighten the bolts -arrows- -item 6- 

⇒ Item 6 (page 67)

 .

These holes have different diameters.

Allocation of cable retainers. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Cable Retainer Allocation”“ , page 69

 .

– Apply a small amount of grease on the pins on the transmis‐

sion shift lever -1- and on the relay lever -2-.

• Refer to the Parts Catalog for the grease allocation.
– Replace the lock washers -3- and the lock washer on metal

relay lever -4- each time they are removed.

– Secure the shift cable with the lock washer -3- and selector

cable with lock washer -4-.

Cable retainer with plastic relay lever
– Install the relay lever together with the cable retainer. Refer to

⇒ “1.11 Plastic Relay Lever”, page 78

 .

– Install the selector cable in the cable retainer.
Continuation for all shift mechanisms
– Install the bracket and the center console. Refer to ⇒  Body

Interior; Rep. Gr.  68 ; Center Console .

– Install the boot with the selector knob and, if necessary, the

noise insulation. Refer to

⇒ “1.4 Boot with Shifter Knob and Noise Insulation, Removing

and Installing”, page 55

 .

– Install the heat shield -1- under the selector mechanism and

attach with the lock washers -2 and 3-.

– Attach the underbody trim panel to the body -arrows-. Refer to

⇒  Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.  50 ; Underbody Trim Panels .

– Install the exhaust system and align free of tension. Refer to

– Install the tunnel braces under the exhaust system. Refer to

⇒  Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.  50 ; Tunnel Brace .

– Adjust the gearshift mechanism. Refer to

⇒ “1.10 Selector Mechanism, Adjusting”, page 76

 .

– If removed, install the complete air filter housing. Refer to ⇒ 

Rep. Gr.  24 ; Air Filter; Air Filter Housing, Removing and In‐

stalling .

– Complete the steps after connecting the battery. Refer to ⇒ 

Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery, Discon‐

necting and Connecting .

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Gearshift Cable and Selector Cable, Re‐

moving and Installing

⇒ “1.9.1 Removing”, page 75
⇒ “1.9.2 Installing”, page 76

1.9.1

Removing

– 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.

– Remove the lock washers -1 through 4-.

Note

Lock washers -1 and 4- are no longer installed in shift mecha‐

nisms beginning in 11/2006.

– Pry off the shift cable (or the selector lever cable) from the

gearshift lever (or selector lever) with a screwdriver.

– Remove the shift cable and selector cable from the shift hous‐

ing.

Release the retainers -A- for the shift and selector cables -B- as

follows:
♦ Push the sleeve forward as far as it will go -arrow 1-.
♦ Turn the sleeve to the right as far as it will go -arrow 2- until it

engages.

– Remove the retainers from the cables.

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