Shift and Selector Cables Overview
Shift and Selector Cables Overview
• Lubricate the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces.
• Grease allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.
1 Shift Cable
• Attach to the cable retainer (- item 18 -).
• Installed position, refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Installed Position ] Shift Mechanism, Installed Position.
• From 11.06, changed fastener on the shift lever guide inside the shift mechanism.
2 Selector Cable
• Attach to the cable retainer (- item 11 -)
• Installed position, refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Installed Position ] Shift Mechanism, Installed Position.
• From 11.06, changed fastener on the selector bracket inside the shift mechanism.
3 Lock Washer
• Always replace.
• Discontinued on shift mechanisms from 11.06. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing, from 11.06 ] Shift Lever and Housing, From 11.06.
4 Lock Washer
• Always replace.
• Be careful not to damage the cables when removing them.
5 Shift Housing
6 Bolt
• 20 Nm
• Quantity: 2
• For the cable bracket
7 Cable Bracket
• Can be made of plastic or metal
• On the Golf/GTI (from 2010), Passat and CC is made out of plastic.
8 Grommet
• For the cable bracket to the transmission.
9 Spacer
10 Nut
• 20 Nm
• For the cable bracket.
11 Cable Retainer
• For attaching the selector cable to the relay lever.
• Adjust the shift mechanism after installing. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
• Do not interchange, the cable locking mechanisms for the selector cable to the relay lever and for the shift cable to the transmission shift lever are different.
• From 03.07 installed with a plastic relay lever, refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.
• Removing from and installing to the plastic relay lever. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.
• Allocation, refer to => [ Cable Retainer Allocation ].
12 Relay Lever
• Installed position, refer to => [ Transmission Shift Lever/Relay Lever Installed Position ].
• Adjust the shift mechanism after installing. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
• Can be made of plastic or metal.
• On the Golf/GTI (from 2010), Passat and CC it is made of plastic.
• Install the metal relay lever into the bushings (- item 13 -) and secure it with a lock washer (- item 14 -).
• Plastic relay lever as of 03.07. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.
• Plastic relay lever, removing and installing with the cable retainer. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.
• The bushings and lock washers are not needed with the plastic relay lever.
13 Bushing
• Not needed for the plastic relay lever.
14 Lock Washer
• Always replace.
• Not needed for the plastic relay lever.
15 Sliding Shoe
16 Transmission Shift Lever
• Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Transmission Shift Lever ].
• Installed position, refer to => [ Transmission Shift Lever/Relay Lever Installed Position ].
• Adjust the shift mechanism after installing. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
• As of 06.06, smaller pin diameter for the cable retainer. Refer to => [ As of 06.06, Smaller Pin Diameter for the Shift Cable Retainer ].
17 Self-Locking Nut
• 23 Nm
• Always replace.
18 Cable Retainer
• For attaching the shift cable to the transmission shift lever.
• Adjust the shift mechanism after installing. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
• Do not interchange, the cable locking mechanisms for the selector cable to the relay lever and for the shift cable to the transmission shift lever are different.
• Allocation, refer to => [ Cable Retainer Allocation ].
Cable Retainer Allocation
These holes have different diameters.
As of 06.06, Smaller Pin Diameter for the Shift Cable Retainer
Transmission Shift Lever/Relay Lever Installed Position
1 Transmission shift lever
2 The relay lever fits into the sliding rail on the transmission selector lever via the sliding shoe - arrow -.
Installing the Transmission Shift Lever
- When positioning the transmission shift lever, make sure the gap - arrow A - is placed over the missing selector shaft teeth - arrow B -.
• For installing, lubricate the following areas very carefully.
• Relay lever shaft - A - - arrows -.
• Gear shift lever guide rail - B -, fits into the relay lever.
• The relay lever and transmission shift lever in the illustration may differ from the original part.
• Grease allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.
Cable Retainer, Replacing
- Pull the locking mechanism forward at the cable retainer from the shift cable and selector cable as far as the stop - arrows 1 - and then release it to the left - arrows 2 -.
- Remove the shift cable lock washer - 3 - from the transmission shift lever - 1 -.
- Remove the shift cable from the pin.
with a Metal Relay Lever
- Remove the selector cable lock washer - 4 - from the relay lever - 2 -.
- Remove the selector cable from the pin.
with a Plastic Relay Lever
- Remove the relay lever with the cable retainer. Refer to => [ From 03.07 - Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.
- Pry the cable retainer out, refer to => [ Removing the Selector Cable Retainer from the Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.
Continuation for All
- Apply a small amount of grease onto the pins on the transmission shift lever - arrows - - 1 - and on the relay lever - 2 -.
• Grease allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.
- Replace the lock washers - 3 and 4 - on the metal relay lever each time they are removed.
- Attach the shift cable with lock washer - 3 - (metal relay lever) and selector cable with lock washer - 4 -.
• If a plastic relay lever is installed, then it must be installed together with the cable retainer. Refer to => [ From 03.07 - Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.
Adjust the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.