Removing and installing cover for parking lock — VW
Removing and installing cover for parking lock on VW: 13 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
- Remove complete air filter housing:
- Remove battery Electrical system 27. Battery; Removing and installing battery.
- Remove battery tray Electrical system 27. Battery; Removing and installing battery tray.
- Pull off securing clip (1) for selector lever cable.
- Remove selector lever cable (2) from gearbox selector lever, e.g. using removal lever80 - 200. [Note: Use pliers to remove the securing clip (1) on the cable support bracket. Do not use a sharp-edged lever. The selector lever cable could otherwise be damaged. If necessary, remove the cable support bracket (A) with the selector lever cable from the gearbox. To do so, remove bolts (arrows). These bolts must be renewed. Specified torque of bolts (arrows).]
- ⚠ Risk of damage to selector lever cable. Do not push selector lever cable backwards out of cable support bracket. The selector lever cable is not guided out of the cable support bracket until the parking lock cover is removed. — Unscrew bolt (3) and detach gearbox selector lever (4).
- Unscrew bolts (2) and remove parking lock cover (1).
- Clean sealing surface and cover for parking lock (1).
- Fit parking lock cover (1) and screw in bolts (2).
- Fit gearbox selector lever (4) and screw in bolt (3).
- Adjust selector lever cable (see the separate procedure).
- Install battery and battery tray Electrical system 27. Battery; Removing and installing battery tray.
- Install complete air filter housing:
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