Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Shift Cable and Selector Cable

Removing

- Remove shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism ] Selector Mechanism.

- Bend open the tabs - arrows - of the base plate for selector mechanism with a screwdriver and remove the base plate.





- Remove the gasket.

Vehicles to 8J-7-013000

- Remove lock washers - 1 - and - 4 - and remove the control cables from the pins.





Vehicles from VIN 8J-7-013001

- Pry the shift and selector lever off of the pins.

All Vehicles

- Remove circlips - 2 to 3 - and remove shift cable and selector cable from selector mechanism housing.

Release the cable retainer - A - for the selector and shift cables - B - as follows:





- Push sleeve forward up to the stop - arrow 1 -.

- Turn sleeve to the right up to the stop - arrow 2 - so that it engages.

- Remove the cable retainers from the cables.

- Pull off the circlips - 1 - and - 2 -.





- Remove the control cable mounting bracket from the control cables.

Installing

Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:

- Secure the shift cable and selector cable to the selector mechanism housing with the circlips - 1 to 4 -.





Vehicles from VIN 8J-7-013001

- Press the shift and selector lever onto the pins.

All Vehicles

- Install a new seal and secure a new base plate to the shift mechanism by bending over the tabs - arrows -.





- Install shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism ] Selector Mechanism.

- Adjust the selector mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.