Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Service manual - part 499

Cable Retainer Allocation
These holes have different diameters.

Cable Retainer for:

Dimension “a”

-1-: Shift cable to shift lever

8.5 mm

-2-: Selector cable to relay lever

10 mm

Selector Lever/ Relay Lever Installed Position
1 - Selector Lever
2 - Clip
3 - The relay lever grips into the sliding rail on the gearshift lever

via the sliding shoe -arrow-.

Installing the Transmission Shift Lever
– When positioning the transmission shift lever, make sure the

tooth gap -arrow A- is placed over the missing selector shaft

teeth -arrow B-.

Relay Lever: Lubricate the Following Areas Very Carefully when

Installing.
• Shaft -A- on the relay lever in the direction of -arrows-; quantity

of grease: 0.2 grams

• Refer to the Parts Catalog for the grease allocation.

Gearshift Lever: Lubricate the Following Areas Very Carefully

when Installing.
• Gearshift lever glide track -B-, fits into the relay lever.
• Cable retainer locating bore.
• Refer to the Parts Catalog for the grease allocation.
• The relay lever and gearshift lever in the illustration may differ

from the original part.

– Replace the gasket on the shift lever housing.
– Align the shift housing so that is it parallel to the body.
• The distance on both sides to the body must be equal.
– Install the shift lever housing.

– Route the cables -1- from the shift lever 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-.

Note

The heat shield from above is shown in the magnified view.

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

– Mount the cable bracket on the transmission and tighten the

bolts -2- and nuts -1-.

The holes in the cable retainers have different diameters. Refer

to 

⇒ Fig. ““Cable Retainer Allocation”“ , page 68

 .

– Apply a small amount of Grease on the pin -arrow- on the shift

lever -1-.

• Grease allocation. Refer to the Parts Catalog.
– Secure the shift cable with new lock washers -1- to the shift

lever -2-.

– Install the selector cable into the cable retainer on the relay

lever.

– Install the center console bracket and the center console. Re‐

fer to ⇒  Body Interior; Rep. Gr.  68 ; Center Console; Center

Console, Removing and Installing .

– Adjust the shift lever mechanism. Refer to

⇒ “1.6 Selector Mechanism, Adjusting”, page 71

 .

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

noise insulation. Refer to

⇒ “1.4 Gearshift Knob, Removing and Installingg”, page 62

 .

– Replace the clamp -arrow-.
– Install the heat shield under the shift lever mechanism. Refer

to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.  66 ; Molding/Trim/Extensions/

Trim Panels; Floor Heat Shield, Removing and Installing .

– Assemble the exhaust system free of tension. Refer to ⇒  En‐

gine Mechanical, Fuel Injection and Ignition; Rep. Gr.  26 ;

Exhaust Pipes/Mufflers; Overview - Muffler .

– Install the air filter housing.
Vehicles with a Turbo Diesel Engine
– Refer to ⇒  Engine Mechanical, Fuel Injection and Glow Plug;

Rep. Gr.  23 ; Air Filter; Air Filter Housing, Removing and In‐

stalling .

Vehicles with a Gasoline Engine
– Refer to ⇒  Engine Mechanical, Fuel Injection and Ignition;

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

stalling .

Continuation for All
– Install the battery tray, battery and the battery cover. Refer to

⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery, Dis‐

connecting and Connecting .

Tightening Specifications
♦ Refer to

⇒ “1.3 Overview - Shift Lever Knob and Cover”, page 62

♦ Refer to 

⇒ “1.2 Overview - Selector Mechanism”, page 60

 .

1.6

Selector Mechanism, Adjusting

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Connecting Pin - T10027A-
Adjusting Requirements
• Operating and transfer elements of shift mechanism must be

in proper condition.

• Shift mechanism must move freely.
• The transmission, clutch and clutch mechanism must also be

in proper condition.

• Transmission in neutral.
– Remove the air filter housing if the bracket -A- for the selector

shaft and the securing mechanism for the shift and selector

cables are not accessible.

Vehicles with a Turbo Diesel Engine
– Refer to ⇒  Engine Mechanical, Fuel Injection and Glow Plug;

Rep. Gr.  23 ; Air Filter; Air Filter Housing, Removing and In‐

stalling .