Volkswagen Golf 2015 Repair Manual page 123

– Loosen the support for the input shaft.
If it has not been done already, locking fluid residue from the
threaded holes for the synchronizer hub bolts and 5th gear wheel
must be cleaned with a thread tap.
Otherwise, there is the danger that the bolts could shear off.
– Screw-in new synchronizer hub bolts and 5th gear wheel.
Installed Position of Plate Springs for 5th Gear Synchronizer Hub
and Gear Securing Bolts
The outer diameter -arrows- faces 5th gear.
– Engage 5th gear -arrow 1- and 1st gear -arrows 2 and 3- and
then tighten the bolts -A- for the synchronizer hub and for the
5th gear wheel.
– The input shaft and the output shaft are blocked after both
gears are engaged. The synchronizer hub and the gear wheel
cannot turn. Both bolts can be loosened now.
– Install the 5th gear shift fork.
Golf 2015 ➤ , Golf Variant 2015 ➤
Manual Transmission - Edition 12.2014
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