Removing and installing selector cables up to 09.98 — AUDI
Removing and installing selector cables up to 09.98 on Audi: factory workshop procedure. Full factory text, tools and checks.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Removing and installing selector cables up to 09.98
Note
Lubricate all bearings and moving surfaces with
polycarbamide grease
G 052 142 A2
.
Gear selector cable
Installation position
Chapter
Gate selector cable
Pull cable off actuating arm
Item
, to do this lift lug in direction of
arrow
Installation position
Chapter
Install before installing gear selector cable
Securing clip
When removing do not damage bellows
Bolt
25 Nm
With shank
Gear selector cable to gearbox selector lever
Insulation piece
Between gear selector cable and gearbox selector lever
Washer
Install between gear selector cable and gearbox selector lever
Gearbox selector lever
Install so that gap in splines aligns with selector shaft
After installing, adjust selector mechanism
Chapter
Installation position
Fig.
Square nut
Self-locking
Always renew
Insert in gearbox selector lever
Nut
20 Nm
Self-locking
For gearbox selector lever
Bellows
Carefully pull over gear selector cable/end piece
Lubricate with MoS
2
grease
Bolt
25 Nm
For support bracket
Support bracket
Distance piece
Grommet
For support bracket mounting on gearbox
Bellows
Carefully pull over gate selector cable/end piece
Lubricate with MoS
2
grease
Relay lever
Remove before removing clutch mechanism
Installation position
Fig.
Servicing
Chapter
Nut
15 Nm
Self-locking
For relay lever/actuating arm
Loosen only when adjusting selector mechanism
Actuating arm
With pivot shaft for relay lever
Installation position
Fig.
Servicing
Chapter
Insulation piece
For gate selector cable/actuating arm
Press out and in with drift
Bolt
25 Nm
For damper weight
Damper weight
Remove to adjust selector mechanism
Nut
15 Nm
Self-locking
Secures selector cables to selector housing
Rubber washer
Insulation piece
For gear selector cable/gear lever
Press out and in with drift
Insulation piece
For gate selector cable/gate selector lever
Press out and in with drift
Installation position: gearbox selector lever / relay lever / actuating arm / damper weight
1
- Gearbox selector lever
2
- Relay lever
Engages in guide rail of gearbox selector lever via slide block
arrow A
.
Lubricate with MoS
2
grease
3
- Actuating arm
Flats
arrow B
on pivot shaft for relay lever only fit in one position
4
- Damper weight
Bolt on to gearbox selector lever
Note
For purposes of clarity, the mechanism and
switch for reversing light
F4
are not shown in the illustration.
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