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– Remove selector housing nuts -arrows-.
– Remove complete air filter housing if it is over selector mech‐
anism ⇒ Rep. gr. 23 ; Repairing diesel direct injection system
or ⇒ Rep. gr. 24 ; Repairing injection system .
– Remove securing clip -3- for gear selector cable from gearbox
selector lever -1-.
– Pull gear selector cable off pin -arrow-.
Metal relay lever
– Remove securing clip -4- for gate selector cable from relay
lever -2-.
– Pull gate selector cable off pin -arrow-.
Plastic relay lever
Releasing cable end-piece from gate selector cable
• To avoid damage to gate selector cable, separate cable end-
piece from gate selector cable before removal.
– Pull locking mechanism forward to stop in
-direction of arrow 1- and then lock by turning to left in
-direction of arrow 2-.
– Then push relay lever forwards (-in direction of arrow 3-).
– Remove relay lever together with cable end-piece
⇒ page 75 .
Continued for all selector mechanisms
– Remove cable support bracket from gearbox -arrows-.
– Remove noise insulation ⇒ General body repairs, exterior;
Rep. gr. 50 ; Noise insulation .
– Remove tunnel cross member ⇒ Rep. gr. 26 ; Removing and
installing parts of exhaust system .
– Remove underbody panels ⇒ General body repairs, exterior;
Rep. gr. 50 .
– Separate front exhaust system at double clamp and detach
from subframe ⇒ Rep. gr. 26 ; Removing and installing parts
of exhaust system .
– Remove rear exhaust system and heat shield ⇒ Rep. gr. 26 ;
Removing and installing parts of exhaust system .
– Swing selector housing down and remove with selector ca‐
bles.
1.9.2 Installing
Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Align selector housing parallel to body.
Golf Variant 2007 ➤ , Golf Variant 2010 ➤ , Jetta 2005 ➤ , Jetta 2011 ➤
6-speed manual gearbox 02Q - Edition 06.2010
1. Repairing selector mechanism
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