2003-2008 Volkswagen Golf 4 Door OperationandHousing -> 1.10 Gearshift Cable and Selector Cable, Removing and Installing User Manual
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Golf Variant 2007 ➤ , Golf Variant 2010 ➤ , Jetta 2005 ➤ , Jetta 2011 ➤  
6-Speed Manual Transmission 02Q - Edition 05.2013  
– Install the heat shield -1- under the selector mechanism and  
attach with the lock washers -2 and 3-.  
– Attach the underbody trim panel to the body -arrows-. Refer to  
⇒ Body Exterior; Rep. Gr. 50 ; Underbody Trim Panels .  
AWD Vehicles  
– Install the driveshaft. Refer to ⇒ Rear Final Drive; Rep. Gr.  
39 .  
Continuation for All  
– Install the exhaust system and align it without tension. Refer  
to ⇒ Rep. Gr. 26 .  
– Install the tunnel braces under the exhaust system. Refer to  
⇒ Body Exterior; Rep. Gr. 50 ; Tunnel Brace .  
– Adjust the gearshift mechanism. Refer to  
⇒ “1.11 Selector Mechanism, Adjusting”, page 97 .  
– If it was removed earlier install the complete air filter housing.  
Refer to ⇒ Rep. Gr. 23 ; Diesel Direct Injection System; Air  
Filter Housing, Removing and Installing or ⇒ Rep. Gr. 24 ; Air  
Filter; Air Filter Housing, Removing and Installing .  
– Complete the steps after connecting the battery. Refer to ⇒  
Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr. 27 ; Battery; Battery, Discon‐  
necting and Connecting .  
1.10  
Gearshift Cable and Selector Cable, Re‐  
moving and Installing  
Removing  
– Remove the selector mechanism. Refer to ⇒ page 93 .  
– Bend up the tabs -arrows- on the shift mechanism base plate  
using a screwdriver and remove the base plate. Only the  
straps on the left side of the base plate are shown in the illus‐  
tration.  
– Remove the seal.  
– Remove the lock washers -1 through 4-.  
Note  
Lock washers -1 and 4- are no longer installed in shift mecha‐  
nisms beginning in 11/2006.  
– Pry off the shift cable (or the selector lever cable) from the  
gearshift lever (or selector lever) with a screwdriver.  
– Remove the shift cable and selector cable from the shift hous‐  
ing.  
96  
Rep. Gr.34 - Operation and Housing  
Golf Variant 2007 ➤ , Golf Variant 2010 ➤ , Jetta 2005 ➤ , Jetta 2011 ➤  
6-Speed Manual Transmission 02Q - Edition 05.2013  
Release the retainers -A- for the shift and selector cables -B- as  
follows:  
♦ Push the sleeve forward as far as it will go in direction of  
-arrow 1-.  
♦ Turn the sleeve to the right as far as it will go in direction of  
-arrow 2- until it engages.  
– Remove the retainers from the cables.  
– Remove the lock washers -1 and 2-.  
– Remove the cable bracket from the cables.  
Installing  
Install in reverse order of removal while. Note the following:  
– Secure the shift cable and selector cable on the shift housing  
with lock washers -2 and 3-.  
– Attach the shift cable and the selector cable to the gearshift  
lever and the selector lever inside the shift housing and secure  
it with lock washers -1 and 4-.  
Note  
Lock washers -1 and 4- are no longer installed in shift mecha‐  
nisms beginning in 11/2006.  
– Install the base plate with a new seal on the gearshift housing  
-arrows-. Refer to  
⇒ Fig. ““Base Plate, Attaching to Gearshift Housing”“ ,  
page 105 .  
– Install the gearshift mechanism. Refer to ⇒ page 94 .  
– Adjust the gearshift mechanism. Refer to  
⇒ “1.11 Selector Mechanism, Adjusting”, page 97 .  
1.11  
Selector Mechanism, Adjusting  
Connecting Pin - T10027A-  
1. Shift Mechanism, Servicing  
97  

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