Dismantling and assembling shift mechanism (vehicles with ignition key removal lock) — VW

Ignition/starter switch
Locking cable
Must not be kinked
Adjusting => Page
37-40
Removing and installing => Page
37-35

Clip
For securing locking cable
Always renew

Selector lever handle
Set screw, 1.5 Nm
Cover
With selector indicator
With hole for vehicles with programme switch on selector lever => Item
29

Protective sleeve for selector lever
Cover strip
Insert in cover -Fig.
6
-

Selector lever
Dismantling and assembling => Page
37-27
To remove selector lever, lower protective plate is removed and front protective plate removed and pushed forward.
When installing selector lever, insert locking cable anchorage in notch of selector lever housing.
Securing wiring loom to selector lever housing (selector lever lock solenoid with single wiring loom) => Fig.
3
Securing wiring loom for selector lever lock solenoid and scale lighting (wiring loom not an integral part of solenoid) => Fig.
5

Nuts
To secure central console

Distance piece
Gasket
Selector lever housing
Need not be removed to renew selector lever cable or individual parts of shift mechanism
Securing selector lever housing => Fig.
1
Removing => Fig.
2

Screw, 25 Nm
Qty. 2 / 4 => Fig.
1

Nut, 15 Nm
Always renew
Qty. 3

Protective sleeve
Insert into selector lever housing before attaching selector lever cable =>Fig.
1

Hexagon nut, 25 Nm
With shoulder
Installing => Fig.
1

Selector lever cable
To remove selector lever, lower protective plate is removed, exhaust system is separated in front of catalyst (catalyst is removed on 6-Cyl. engines) and front protective plate removed.
Do not bend or kink, lightly grease cable eye and cable ends before installing.
Tighten selector lever cable on cable anchorage/selector lever housing to 20 Nm

Check guide tube for tight fit
Check protective sleeve between console and lever/gearshift shaft for proper seating and secure selector lever cable with corrugated locking element
Attach selector lever cable to selector lever => Fig.
6
Adjusting => Page
37-4

Seal
Bonded to cable anchorage
Renew if damaged

Circlip
Install after fitting selector lever cable => Fig.
6

Washer
Bolt, 6 Nm
Loosen to adjust locking cable => Page
37-40

Gearbox
Lever
For selector shaft

Console
With cable anchorage for selector lever cable

Washer
Combi-bolt, 25 Nm
Corrugated locking element
For selector lever cable
Always renew

Programme switch -E122-
Only for vehicles with programme switch -E122-
=> Page
00-3
Discontinued from 01.93 => Gearboxes for vehicles with electronic programme switch, Page
00-5
Can be checked electrically => Page
01-46

Fig.1
Securing selector lever housing

Before attaching selector lever cable insert boot (arrow).

Note:

When securing the selector lever housing with 4 bolts -A-, the nut with collar -B- is not fitted.

Fig.2
Removing selector lever housing

Remove rear central console.
Remove hexagon nut with shoulder.
Remove lower protective plate.
Disconnect Lambda probe connector, separate exhaust system in front of catalyst (remove catalyst on vehicles with 6-Cyl. engine).
Remove front protective plate and rear lower bolts (arrows).

Fig.3
Securing wiring loom to selector lever housing

(Solenoid with single wiring loom)

Press wiring loom into clips and into selector lever housing (arrows).

Fig.4
Attaching selector lever cable to selector lever

Fit selector lever cable eye (arrow) on selector lever and secure with circlip.

Fig.5
Securing selector lever lock solenoid "a" and scale lighting "b" wiring loom

(Wiring loom not an integral part of solenoid)