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Parking Brake Lever Trim






Parking Brake Lever Trim

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Puller (T10055)

Seal Installer (T10136/1)

Removal Wedge (3409)

Cartridge Heater (V.A.G1939A)

Removing

- Unclip the front trim from the parking brake lever - 1 - - arrow -.






Vehicles equipped with a plastic handle






- Set the parking brake.

- Fold the parking brake lever trim - 1 - up and over the handle.

- Position the (T10055) - 3 - on the handle - 1 -.

- Remove the handle and the trim piece from the parking brake lever - 2 -.

- Carefully pull the parking brake lever trim off of the handle.

Vehicles equipped with a leather handle






- Set the parking brake.

- Pull the parking brake lever trim - 1 - on the parking brake lever up and over so that it is "inside-out" - 2 - and pull it over the handle.

- Carefully unclip the parking brake lever trim- 1 - on the handle - arrow - and pull it off.

- Position the (T10055) - 1 - on the handle - 2 -.






- Use the (T10055) to pull the handle - 2 - off of the parking brake lever - 3 -.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:


Do not reuse the handle for the parking brake lever.

Vehicles equipped with a plastic handle






- Set the parking brake.

Put the handle and the parking brake lever trim onto the parking brake lever.

Pay attention to the direction of installation before installing the parking brake lever trim!

- Remove the handle - 2 - and adhesive strip - arrows - to prevent damage.

- Install the handle and the parking brake lever trim with the (T10136/1) - 1 -.

- Move the handle and the parking brake lever trim - 1 - carefully up the parking brake lever until dimension - a - is reached.






Dimension (a) = 10 mm ± 1 mm

- Remove the adhesive tape.






- Install the parking brake lever trim- 1 - in the center console and clip it into the front - arrow -.

Vehicles equipped with a leather handle

Put the handle on the parking brake lever but omit the parking brake lever trim.

Pay attention to the direction of installation before installing the parking brake lever trim!

- Use the (V.A.G 1939A) to heat the handle up for 15 minutes.

- Slide the handle onto the parking brake lever until it hits the end stop.

- Pull the parking brake lever trim - 1 - up and over the handle.






- Install the parking brake lever trim- 1 - in the groove - arrow A - on the handle.

- Install the parking brake lever trim - 1 - in the center console and clip it into the front - arrow B -.