Removing and installing selector lever and selector mechanism with selector lever cable — VW

🧭 Before you start

Remove the selector lever handle and centre console, lever the cable off the selector shaft lever, release it from the cable support and unclip it at the gearbox. Raise the car, remove noise insulation, front exhaust pipe and heat shield, unplug the mechanism and remove its 4 bolts. Before refitting the cable, put the selector lever and the gearbox selector shaft in P, check the cable before fitting the ball head, and adjust the cable after installation.

Fits: platform codes 602, 612, 641, 642, 643, 604, 644, 614, 603

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• Push the cable catches together gently; the lugs break easily.
• A broken lug means renewing the complete selector mechanism with cable.
• Set both the selector lever and gearbox selector shaft to P before connecting the cable.
• Check the selector lever cable before the ball head goes on the selector shaft.
• Adjust the cable after installation and confirm every selector position.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

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Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove selector lever handle .
2. Remove centre console 68.
3. Lever cable (1) from selector shaft lever (3) using an open jaw spanner (2).
4. ⚠ Carefully push together catches of selector lever cable (arrows) because lugs can break off very easily. If one of the lugs breaks off, renew complete gear selector mechanism with selector lever cable. — Remove selector lever cable upwards out of cable support bracket, being careful not to kink cable.
5. Unclip cable from bracket on gearbox (arrow).

6. Raise vehicle.
7. Remove noise insulation 50Assembly overview - noise insulation.
8. Remove front exhaust pipe 26Removing and installing parts of exhaust system.
9. Remove heat shield 66.
10. Pull connector off selector mechanism.
11. Remove 4 bolts.
12. Remove selector mechanism with selector cable.
13. Before reinstalling cable, move selector lever of selector mechanism in vehicle to position "“P”".
14. Also move selector shaft on gearbox to position "“P”". To do this, push lever opposite to driving direction to rear stop.
15. Before ball head of selector shaft is fitted: check selector lever cable .
16. Adjust selector lever cable after installing .

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