FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Selector Shaft Seal






Selector Shaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Sleeve (VW 423)

Extractor Lever (T20143/1)

Vehicles with an air filter housing in front of the battery

- Remove the entire air filter housing.






Vehicles with a Metal Relay Lever - 3 -

- Pull off the securing clip - 2 - and press the relay lever - 3 - to the side and out of the mounting.






Plastic Relay Lever

- Remove the relay lever with the cable retainer. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] 02Q Manual Transmission.

Continued for All Vehicles

- Remove nut - 4 - and remove transmission shift lever - 1 -.

- Pry out the seal using the (T20143/1).






- Lightly oil new seal on outer circumference.

- Fill area between sealing lip and dust lip - arrow - halfway with sealing grease (G 052 128 A1).






- Drive in sealing ring as far as stop using Sleeve (VW 423).






The rest of the installation follows the reverse order of removal, note the following:

The transmission shift lever can only be inserted in one position.

- Install transmission shift lever and relay lever. Refer to => [ Transmission Shift Lever and Relay Lever Overview ] Transmission Shift Lever and Relay Lever Overview.

- Install air filter housing.