Dismantling and assembling selector mechanism — VW

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📋 Procedure

1. Remove selector mechanism .
2. Remove gasket from selector housing.
3. Bend open tabs (arrows) of base plate using a screwdriver (here only tabs on left side of base plate are marked).
4. Remove base plate.
5. Remove gear selector cable and gate selector cable from selector housing .

6. Lift upper end (A) of compression spring over tab of gate selector lever.
7. Use screwdriver to press catches (arrows) of ball socket towards bearing ball of gear lever guide; break off catches if necessary.
8. Lever ball socket (A) with gear lever guide (B) out of selector housing.
9. Then press ball socket off bearing ball of gear lever guide and remove it.
10. Lever lower end (arrow 1) of compression spring onto shoulder on gate selector lever as far as stop.
11. Now pull gear lever guide up to stop and pull ball stud out of gate selector lever (arrow 2).
12. Then turn selector lever in (direction of arrow 1).
13. Then swing out gear lever guide with gear lever in (direction of arrow 3).
14. ⚠ The lower end of the compression spring (arrow 1) can snap off the shoulder of the gate selector lever out of control during the further procedure. — Therefore, carefully press lower end off shoulder of gate selector lever.
15. Slacken ends (A) and (B) by turning both round to right.
16. Insert gear lever guide into selector housing.
17. Turn gear lever guide in (direction of arrow 2) until ball stud (A) is located in notch in selector housing.
18. Place selector housing with gear lever guide into larger recess (arrow) in thrust piece T10083. [Note: For clarity of illustration, only part of the gate selector lever is shown.]
19. Insert end (A) of compression spring into guide from top.
20. Pull end (B) of compression spring down and insert it next to guide (towards ball head).
21. Carefully remove selector housing with gear lever guide from thrust piece T10083.
22. Move gate selector lever back to stop, opposite from mounting holes for gear and gate selector cable, (arrow 1).
23. Grease ball-head pin.
24. Press ball-head pin into gate selector lever (arrow 2).
25. Place selector housing with gear lever guide into larger recess (arrow) in thrust piece T10083.
26. Lever upper end (A) of compression spring over pin of gate selector lever.
27. Grease ball socket and bearing ball of selector lever guide.
28. Push ball socket onto bearing ball of selector lever guide to stop.
29. Remove selector housing from thrust block T10083.
30. Insert lower end (C) of compression spring into guide.
31. Lever upper end (A) of compression spring over pin of gate selector lever into guide.
32. Push ball socket into selector housing (arrows).
33. Install gear selector cable and gate change cable .
34. Fit new gasket to base plate.
35. ⚠ Avoid damage to selector housing and base plate.Only lightly clamp selector housing. — Secure base plate by bending down tabs (arrows) around circumference of base plate (here only tabs on left side of base plate are marked).
36. Tabs can be bent down using wedge T10357.
37. Stick new gasket to selector housing.
38. Install selector mechanism .
39. Adjust selector mechanism

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