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Shift Unit, Servicing

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

-- Remove the shift unit. Refer to OVERVIEW - TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND GEARSHIFT MECHANISM .

Locking Elbow A, Removing from Gearshift Cover 

Fig 1: Identifying Locking Pin Removed From Shift Cover
GWWN34-1801Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

-- Remove the outer part of the locking elbow.

-- Carefully pry out the locking elbow with a screwdriver.

Locking Elbow A, Pressing into Gearshift Cover 

Fig 2: Identifying Locking Pin Pressed In Into Shift Cover
GWWN34-1802Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC.

Installation position:

The marking -arrow- faces toward upper section of the selector shaft.

-- Install the shift unit. Refer to OVERVIEW - TRANSMISSION HOUSING AND GEARSHIFT MECHANISM .