Removing and installing selector lever cable, vehicles up to 05.2012 — VW
Removing and installing selector lever cable, vehicles up to 05.2012 on VW: 12 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)
- Renewed: securing clip
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- A securing clip which has been removed is not allowed to be installed again. Always renew securing clip.Do not bend or kink selector lever cable.(Item 2) can be disregarded.
- Carefully press ball head (1) of selector lever cable onto selector shaft lever. Do not bend selector shaft lever or selector can no longer be precisely adjusted.
📋 Procedure
- Remove selector mechanism .
- Press gaiter (arrow) forwards out of mounting bracket.
- Lower transfer box Transfer box and final drives34Removing and installing transfer box.
- Separate selector lever cable at ball head (1) using removal lever80-200 and remove lock washer (3). [Note: A securing clip which has been removed is not allowed to be installed again. Always renew securing clip.Do not bend or kink selector lever cable.(Item 2) can be disregarded.]
- Install selector lever cable in mounting bracket (1).
- Bring entire surface of sleeve (2) in contact with mounting bracket.
- Install transfer box Transfer box and final drives34Removing and installing transfer box.
- Carefully press ball head (1) of selector lever cable onto selector shaft lever. Do not bend selector shaft lever or selector can no longer be precisely adjusted.
- Renew securing clip (3).
- Bring entire surface of cuff (arrow) in contact with mounting bracket.
- Install selector mechanism .
- Adjust selector lever cable .
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