Removing and installing selector and gate rods — VW

Special tools, workshop equipment, test and measuring appliances and aux. items required

VW 401 Thrust plate
VW 402 Thrust plate
VW 407 Press tool
VW 408 A Press tool
VW 416 B Tube
VW 463/2 Tube

Special tools, workshop equipment, test and measuring appliances and aux. items required

VW 472/2 Spacer sleeve
10-206 Drift
10-508 Assembly mandrel
12-551 Centring mandrel
30-24 Drift
30-100 Drift sleeve

Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required

V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench

1 - Kukko 21/1 Internal puller
3 - Kukko 17/0 Separating tool
4 - Kukko 22/1 Counter support

Rear selector rod
Removing from gear stick
=> Page
34-23
Levering off relay lever (item
5
)
Pressing on relay lever => Page
34-25

Front selector rod
Levering off relay lever (item
5
) and gear selector lever (item
19
)
Pressing on relay lever =>Page
34-25

Note:

The selector rods can be removed and installed with the selector mechanism installed.

Bush
Removing => Fig.
1
Installing => Fig.
2

Sealing washer
Relay lever
Installation position => Fig.
12

O-ring
Bush
Removing => Fig.
3
Installing => Fig.
4

Washer
Self-locking hexagon nut, 25 Nm
Always renew

Gate rod
Remove from gearbox together with mounting bracket (item
13
)
Removing from gear stick bracket
=>Page
34-24

Spring pin
Knock out with drift

Bearing ball
Mounting bracket
Removing from gate rod => Fig.
5
Pressing on => Fig.
6

Bush
Removing => Fig.
7
Installing => Fig.
8

Bolt, 20 Nm
For mounting bracket to gearbox

Bearing ball
Mounts gate rod in swivel head
Pressing off => Fig.
9
Pressing on => Fig.
10

Swivel head
Hexagon bolt, 9 Nm
With washer

Gearbox selector lever
Install so that the master spline aligns with selector shaft

Bush
For front selector rod
Remove with special tool 10-206
Installing => Fig.
11

Self-locking hexagon nut, 20 Nm
Always renew

Selector shaft

Fig.1
Pressing selector rod bush out

Fig.2
Pressing selector rod bush in

Lightly coat bush with MoS 2 grease and carefully press in, when doing this do not cant the selector rod.

Fig.3
Pulling bushes for relay lever out

A - Internal extractor 12 ... 16 mm, e.g. Kukko 21/1

B - Counter support, e.g. Kukko 22/1

Fig.4
Pressing bushes for relay lever in

Press carefully in onto tool stop

Fig.5
Removing gate rod mounting bracket

Pull off in direction of arrow

Fig.6
Pressing gate rod mounting bracket on

Fig.7
Pressing mounting bracket bush out

Fig.8
Pressing bush in mounting bracket

Coat bush lightly with MoS2 grease and carefully press in.

Fig.9
Pressing ball off gate rod

A - Separating device 5 ... 60 mm, e.g. Kukko 17/0

Fig.10
Pressing ball on gate rod

Fig.11
Pressing bush in gearbox selector lever

A - Washer with a diameter of 10 mm

Fig.12
Relay lever installation position

Dimension "a" = 80 mm - points to left-hand side of vehicle

Dimension "b" = 67 mm - points to right-hand side of vehicle