Shift Mechanism Overview
Shift Mechanism Overview
• Note the radio code on vehicles with a coded radio.
• When working on the shift mechanism in the engine compartment, disconnect the Ground (GND) cable from the battery.
• If the battery is to be reconnected, observe the work sequence after connecting the battery.
• When working on the shift mechanism in the engine compartment, remove the complete air filter housing, if it is located above the shift mechanism. Refer to one of the following:
• Diesel engine.
• Gas engine.
• To replace the operating cables, remove the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.
• Do not bend the operating cables.
I - => [ Shift Knob and Cover ]
II - => [ Shift Lever and Housing, through 10.06 ]
II - => [ Shift Lever and Housing, from 11.06 ]
III - => [ Shift and Selector Cables ]
Shift mechanism, removing and installing. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.
Shift mechanism, adjusting. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
Shift Knob and Cover
1 Emblem
• Can be carefully pried off a plastic or leather shift knob.
2 Shift Lever Knob
• With boot
• The shift knob and boot cannot be separated from each other.
• Always replace together
• Removing and installing, refer to one of the following:
Eos, GTI through 2009, Golf/GTI from 2010, refer to => [ Shift Knob, Boot and Noise Insulation ] Shift Knob, Boot and Noise Insulation.
3 Clamp
• Always replace
• For securing the shift knob to the shift lever.
• Secure on the shift knob using the hose clamp pliers (V.A.G 1275).
4 Cover for Center Console
• Combined in one piece with the center console on some versions.
5 Noise Insulation
• Not equipped on all vehicles.
• Arrow on noise insulation points in direction of travel.
• Catches are arranged in varying intervals.
• Therefore, installation is only possible in one position.
Shift Lever and Housing, through 10.06
• Lubricate the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces.
• Allocate the grease, refer to the parts catalog.
1 Retaining Washer
• Removing and installing, refer to.
2 Bushing
3 Spring
4 Bushing
5 TORX Bolt
• 5 Nm
6 Cover
7 Damper
8 Damper
9 Bearing Shell
10 Shift Lever Guide
11 Damping Washer
12 Gasket
• Between the shift housing and floor.
• Self-adhesive.
• Adheres to the shift housing.
13 Shift Lever
14 Shift Housing
15 Bushing
16 Pivot Pin
17 Guide Bushing
18 Spring
• Installing, refer to.
19 Selector Bracket
20 TORX Bolt
• 5 Nm
21 Gasket
• Always replace
22 Base Plate
• Always replace
• Bend open the tabs to remove.
23 Selector Cable
• On the selector bracket
• Removing and installing, refer to.
24 Shift Cable
• Removing and installing from/to shift lever guide. Refer to.
25 Retaining Washer
• Always replace
26 Nut
• M6 = 8 Nm
• M8 = 25 Nm
• Quantity: 4
27 Bushing
• Only fits in one position.
28 Retaining Washer
• Always replace
Selector and Shift Cable, Removing and Installing
- Remove the retaining disc from the shift cable - A - and the selector cable - B -.
To do this, lift up the retainer using a screwdriver - arrow 1 - and press off the locking washer - arrow 2 -.
- Remove the shift cable - A - from the shift lever mount.
- Remove the selector cable - B - from the selector elbow mount.
Spring Installing
- Insert the spring so that the leg - A - contacts the upper part of the pin - arrow -.
- Then pull the leg - B - far enough downward so that it rests on the underside of the pin - arrow -.
Shift Lever and Housing, from 11.06
• Lubricate the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces.
• Allocate the grease, refer to the parts catalog.
• Shift mechanism, disassembling and assembling. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, from 11.06 ] Shift Mechanism, from 11.06.
1 Base Plate
• Bend open the tabs to remove.
• Always replace
2 Gasket
• Always replace
3 Shift Lever
• Can be removed and installed with the shift lever guide - item 15 - installed.
4 Damping Washer
• Slide out of the shift lever as far as the stop - arrow -.
5 Retaining Washer
• Do not damage the cables when removing.
• Always replace
6 Selector Cable
• Pry off of the selector bracket.
• Press onto the selector bracket inside the shift mechanism.
• Installed positions, refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables, Installed Positions ] Service and Repair.
7 Bushing
8 Shift Cable
• Pry off of the shift lever guide.
• Press onto the shift lever guide inside the shift mechanism.
• Installed position, refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables, Installed Positions ] Service and Repair.
9 Damper
10 Bearing Shell
• Is damaged during removal.
• Always replace
11 Bushing
12 Retaining Washer
• Removing and installing, refer to.
13 Spring
14 Bushing
15 Shift Lever Guide
16 Nut
• M6 = 8 Nm
• M8 = 25 Nm
• Quantity: 4
17 Gasket
• Between the shift housing and floor.
• Self-adhesive.
• Adheres to the shift housing.
18 Shift Housing
• With spring and selector bracket.
• Spring and selector bracket cannot be removed.
Lock Washer, Removing and Installing
- To remove and install the lock washer - arrow A -, push the spacer bushing - arrow B - to the stop using a screwdriver in - direction of arrow C - and pull off the lock washer.
• Do not tilt the bushing when pushing down.
• The groove in the shift lever for the lock washer must be visible.
• Carefully release the tension on the spring.
Shift and Selector Cables
• Lubricate the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces.
• Allocate the grease, refer to the parts catalog.
1 Shift Cable
• Connects with cable retainer - item 18 -.
• Installed position, refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables, Installed Positions ] Service and Repair.
• From 11.06 changed fastener on shift lever inside shift mechanism.
2 Selector Cable
• Connect with cable retainer - item 11 -.
• Installed position, refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables, Installed Positions ] Service and Repair.
• From 11.06 changed fastener on selector bracket inside shift mechanism.
3 Retaining Washer
• Always replace
• Discontinued on shift mechanisms from 11.06. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing, from 11.06 ].
4 Retaining Washer
• Always replace
• Do not damage cables when removing.
5 Shift Housing
6 Bolt
• 20 Nm
• For the cable bracket
• Quantity 2
• The nut - item 10 - is then deleted.
7 Cable Mounting Bracket
• Can be made of plastic or metal
• Passat, Passat CC, CC, and Golf/GTI from 2010: made of plastic.
8 Grommet
• Cable mounting bracket to transmission.
9 Spacer
10 Nuts
• 20 Nm
• For the cable mounting bracket.
11 Cable Retainer
• Adjust the shift mechanism after installation, refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
• For the selector cable to relay lever.
• Do not interchange, the cable locking mechanism for the selector cable to the linkage lever and the shift cable to the transmission shift lever are different.
• From 03.07 installed with a plastic relay lever, refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Description and Operation.
• Removing and installing to a plastic relay lever, refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Description and Operation.
• Allocation, refer to.
12 Relay Lever
• Installed position, refer to.
• Adjust the shift mechanism after installation. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
• Can be made of plastic or metal.
• The metal relay lever is placed in the bushings - item 13 - and secured with a retaining washer - item 14 -.
• From 03.07 the relay lever is made of plastic. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Description and Operation.
• Plastic relay lever, removing and installing with cable retainer. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Description and Operation.
• The bushings and retaining washers are not needed with the plastic relay lever.
13 Bushing
• Not needed with a plastic relay lever.
14 Retaining Washer
• Always replace
• Not needed with a plastic relay lever.
15 Slide Shoe
16 Transmission Shift Lever
• Installing, refer to.
• Installed position, refer to.
• Adjust the shift mechanism after installation. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
• Starting in 06.06 there is a smaller pin diameter for the cable retainer.
17 Self Locking Nut
• 23 Nm
• Always replace
18 Cable Retainer
• Adjust the shift mechanism after installation. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.
• For the shift cable to transmission shift lever.
• Do not interchange, the cable locking mechanism for the selector cable to the linkage lever and the shift cable to the transmission shift lever are different.
• Allocation, refer to.
Allocation of Cable Retainers
The holes in the cable retainers have various diameters.
Smaller Pin Diameter for the Shift Cable Retainer, Starting in 02.06
Transmission Shift Lever, Installing
- When positioning the transmission shift lever, make sure the gap - arrow A - is placed over the missing selector shaft teeth - arrow B -.
Transmission Shift Lever/Relay Lever, Installed Position
1 Transmission shift lever
2 The relay lever engages into the guide rail of the transmission shift lever, via the guide shoe - arrow -.
Cable Retainer, Replacing
- Pull the securing mechanism forward at the cable retainer on the shift and selector cables as far as the stop - 1 arrows - and then release it to the left - 2 arrows -.
- Remove the shift cable lock washer - 3 - from the transmission selector lever - 1 -.
- Remove the shift cable from the pin.
Metal Relay Lever
- Remove the retaining washer - 4 - for the selector cable from the relay lever - 2 -.
- Remove the selector cable from the pin.
Plastic Relay Lever
- Remove the relay lever with the cable retainer, refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever
from 03.07 ] Description and Operation.
- Pry the cable retainer off, refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever
from 03.07 ] Description and Operation.
Continuation For All Shift Mechanisms
- Apply a small amount of grease onto the pin on the transmission shift lever - arrows - and on the relay lever - 2 -.
• Allocate the grease, refer to the parts catalog.
- Replace the lock washer - 3 - and, with the metal relay lever, the retaining washer - 4 - after each disassembly.
- Secure the shift cable with the lock washer - 3 - and, with the metal relay lever, selector cable with retaining washer - 4 -.
• If a plastic relay lever is installed, it must be installed together with the cable retainer. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever
from 03.07 ] Description and Operation.
Adjust the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.