Shift Shaft Seal

Shift Shaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Sleeve (VW 423)

• Pulling Hook (T20143/1)

• Sealing Grease for Radial Shaft Seal (G 052 128 A1)

- Remove the engine cover/air filter if it is located above the gearshift shaft.

Metal Relay Lever

- Remove the clip - 2 - and move the relay lever - 3 - side out of it mounting.






• If it is not possible to remove the relay lever due to the transmission bracket, then remove the selector cable from the relay lever and guide the sliding shoe out of the selector lever.

Plastic Relay Lever

- Remove the relay lever together with the cable retainer. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.

Continuation for All Shift Mechanisms

- Remove the nut - 4 - and the gearshift lever - 1 -.






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

- Lightly oil new seal on outer circumference.






- Fill the area between the sealing lip and dust lip - arrow - halfway with sealing grease for radial shaft seal (G 052 128 A1).

- Install the seal all the way in using (VW 423).






Install in reverse order of removal. Pay attention to the following:

- Attach the shift lever to the transmission shift shaft. Refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables Overview ] Shift and Selector Cables Overview and tighten the nut to the tightening specification. Refer to => [ (Item 17) Self-Locking Nut ] Shift and Selector Cables Overview.

- Install the engine cover/air filter if it was removed earlier.