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Removing and installing selector cable: Audi TT Mk2

Step-by-step removing and installing selector cable for the Audi TT Mk2: 16 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

16 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi TT Mk2 (8J, 2006–2014)

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove selector mechanism .
  2. Open out tabs (arrows) on floor plate all round with screwdriver and remove floor plate.
  3. Detach gasket from selector mechanism.
  4. Pull off securing clips (2) and (3).
  5. Prise gear selector cable (1) and gate selector cable (4) off pins, e.g. using release tool T10236.
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  1. Detach gear selector cable and gate selector cable from selector housing.
  2. Push locking sleeve forwards onto stop (arrow 1) and turn fully clockwise (arrow 2) so that it engages.
  3. Detach cable end-pieces from selector cables.
  4. Remove securing clips (1) and (2).
  5. Detach cable support bracket from selector cables.
  6. Secure gear selector cable and gate selector cable to selector housing with securing clips (2 ... 3).
  7. Press gear selector cable (1) and gate selector cable (4) onto pins.
  8. Secure floor plate to selector housing .
  9. Secure gear selector cable and gate selector cable with cable tie .
  10. Install selector mechanism .
  11. Adjust selector mechanism .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.