Selector Shaft Oil Seal, Replacing

Selector shaft oil seal, replacing
Special tools and workshop equipment required




^ Tube VW 418 A

Removing
^ Transmission removed.





^ Remove bolt -B- and lift off selector shaft lever -A-.
^ Carefully pry out selector shaft oil seal using a screwdriver or a flat chisel.

Note: Take care not to damage sealing surface and selector shaft.

Installing
Install in reverse sequence, note the following points:
^ Lightly lubricate outer circumference of new oil seal with ATF.
^ Slide new oil seal onto selector shaft as far as it will go.
^ Drive oil seal home onto seat using thrust piece VW 418 A.





^ Install selector shaft lever -A- onto selector shaft and tighten bolt -B- to 10 Nm.
^ After transmission has been installed, check and top up ATF level.