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Selector Shaft Seal






Selector Shaft Seal

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Sleeve (VW 423)

Pulling Hook (T20143/1)

Sealing grease (G 052 128 A1)

Procedure

- Completely remove the air filter housing.

Plastic selector relay lever - 1 -:





- Pull the securing mechanism forward as far as the stop in the direction of - arrow 1 - and then unlock to the left in the direction of - arrow 2 -.

- Press the selector relay lever forward in direction of - arrow 3 - while pulling the selector cable out of the control cable retainer.

- Remove the selector relay lever with catch to Model Year 2007 => [ Installation Position of Transmission
Shift Lever/Selector Relay Lever ] Transmission Shift Lever and Selector Relay Lever to Model Year 2007 Assembly Overview

- Remove the selector relay lever with catch from Model Year 2008=> [ Remove the Selector Relay Lever from the Transmission Shift Lever and
Attach ] Shift Cable and Selector Cable From Model Year 2008 Assembly Overview

Metal selector relay lever





- Pull off securing clip - 2 - and press selector relay lever - 3 - to the side and out of the bearing.

All Vehicles

If the selector relay lever cannot be removed due to the transmission bracket, remove the selector cable from the selector relay lever. Remove the slide shoe from the transmission shift lever.

- Remove nut - 4 - and remove transmission shift lever - 1 -.

- Pry out the shaft sealing ring using the (T20143/1).





- Lightly oil outer circumference of new shaft seal.

- Drive in new shaft seal as far as stop without tilting it.

- Fill area between sealing lip and dust lip - arrow - halfway with sealing grease (G 052 128 A1).





- Drive in the shaft sealing ring using the sleeve (VW 423).





- Install the transmission shift lever and selector relay lever. Refer to => [ Transmission Shift Lever and Selector Relay Lever to Model Year 2007 Assembly Overview ] Transmission Shift Lever and Selector Relay Lever to Model Year 2007 Assembly Overview or => [ Shift Cable and Selector Cable from Model Year 2008 Assembly Overview ] Shift Cable and Selector Cable From Model Year 2008 Assembly Overview.

The transmission shift lever can only be inserted in one position.

- Install the air filter housing.