Operating rod for manual selector valve - renewing steel spring and bolt for selector shaft — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A3 (8L, 1996–2003)

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• Make sure that the manual selector valve does not fall out of the valve body.The bolt with steel spring must always be renewed after removal.
• The bolt is not tightened fully until the operating rod has been adjusted.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove bolt for steel spring (arrow).
2. Detach steel spring with operating rod and lever from selector shaft in gearbox.
3. Unhook operating rod from manual selector valve. [Note: Make sure that the manual selector valve does not fall out of the valve body.The bolt with steel spring must always be renewed after removal.]
4. Move selector shaft with selector segment to position "“1”".
5. Pull manual selector valve slightly out of valve body.

6. Turn manual selector valve (1) so that flat side (arrow) faces operating rod (2).
7. Push operating rod with lever into manual selector valve, as shown in illustration.
8. Insert operating rod (1) from below into collar (arrow) of lever (2) on selector shaft.
9. Attach new steel spring (2) with new bolt (1) to end of operating rod (3)(arrow A) and push over operating rod with retaining tab at bottom (arrow B). At the same time, centralise steel spring at top of collar on lever (arrow A).
10. Swivel steel spring over lever as far as it will go.
11. Screw in bolt further until it lies flush with bottom edge of lever. [Note: The bolt is not tightened fully until the operating rod has been adjusted.]
12. Adjust operating rod for manual selector valve .

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