M/T - Shift Lever Won't Return to Neutral Position

Boxster (987)

6/05 3531

Section - 3, Transmission

6-Speed Manual Transmission:
Gear Shift Lever Does Not Return to Neutral

Date: 7-29-05

Vehicle Type:
Boxster (987)/Boxster S (987)

Model Year:
2005 (5)

Equipment:
6-speed manual transmission G87.20 (I No. 480)

Concern:
Gearshift lever does not return to the neutral position.

Information:
On transmissions produced before the following date of introduction, the bearing cage jams in the shift control lock device. When this happens, the shift control lock device does not have the return force to keep the gear shift lever in its position or to put it in its defined neutral position. The gear shift lever is unable to move freely.

To prevent this, the bearing cage and the shift control lock device have been modified as of the date of introduction.

Date of Introduction:

April 13, 2005 as of transmission number:
G87.20 1006792

Action Required:
If you receive a customer complaint "Gear shift lever does not return to the neutral position" on a vehicle with a transmission that was manufactured before the above-mentioned date of introduction, replace the installed shift control lock device according to the following work procedure. This information is from the Workshop Manual "Removing and installing shift control lock device" by the modified shift control lock devices.

Note!
If the transmission has been removed for other non-related repair work, the shift control lock device should also be replaced with the modified shift control lock device on transmissions produced before the above-mentioned date of introduction.





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References:

Workshop Manual "353119 Removing and installing shift control lock device".

Work Procedure:

Removing and installing shift control device.

Preliminary Work - Remove transmission. See workshop manual "343519 Removing and installing transmission chapter on "removing"





1. Unscrew fastening screw between transmission bracket and transmission housing and remove transmission bracket.





2. Remove gear shift lock device from the transmission housing using a slide hammer VW 771/1 and puller T40054





3. Remove selector lock device from the transmission housing using a slide hammer VW 771/1 and puller T40054.





4. Remove shift rod lock device for 5th/6th gear from the transmission housing using a slide hammer VW 771/1 and puller T40054





5. Remove shift rod lock device for 3rd/4th gear from the transmission housing using a slide hammer VW 771/1 and puller T40054





6. Remove shift rod lock device for 1st/2nd gear from the transmission housing using a slide hammer VW 771/1 and puller J40054





7. Remove shift rod lock device for reverse gear from the transmission housing using a striker VW 771/1 and puller T40054

Installing shift control lock device.





1. Drive shift rod lock device for reverse gear into the transmission housing, as far as it will go, using a press in tool P 9225/1.





2. Drive shift rod lock device for 1st/2nd gear into the transmission housing, as far as it will go, using a press-in tool P 9225/1.





3. Drive shift: rod lock device for 3rd/4th gear into the transmission housing, as far as it will go, using a press-in tool P 9225/1.





4. Drive shift: rod lock device for 5th/6th gear into the transmission housing, as far as it will go, using a press-in tool P 9225/1.





5. Drive selector lock device into the transmission housing, as far as it will go, using a press-in tool P 9225/1.





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