Selector Shaft Seal, Replacing

Procedure 

• Transmission installed

Vehicles with a TFSI Engine 

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING 2.0L

-- Remove the noise insulation -1-. Refer to NOISE INSULATION, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Fig 1: Locating Noise Insulation

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-- Loosen the hose clamp -1-, remove the air duct hose from the charge air cooler.

Fig 2: Identifying Clamps

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-- Vehicles with a left auxiliary cooler: Free up the coolant hose -3-.

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-- Free up the wiring harness -1 and 2- from the air guide pipe.

-- Loosen the screw-type clamp -4-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and remove the air guide pipe.

Vehicles with TDI Engine 

Fig 3: Identifying Bolts, Clamp & Air Guide Pipe

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-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING 2.0L DIESEL

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Loosen the clamp -2-, and remove the air guide pipe -1-.

All Vehicles 

Fig 4: Elector Lever Cable Bracket Bolts And Locking Washer

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-- Remove the clip -2-.

-- Push the lock washer -3- upward and remove -arrow-.

-- Remove the selector lever cable from the transmission selector lever and pull it out of the cable bracket.

-- Remove nut -arrow-.

Fig 5: Identifying Selector Shaft Lever And Fastener

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-- Carefully pry the lever -A- off the selector shaft.

Fig 6: Pull Out Shaft Seal With A Small Screwdriver

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-- Pierce seal with a small screwdriver and pull out.

-- Coat outer circumference and sealing lips of new seal with transmission fluid.

-- Fill the space between the sealing- and dust lip -arrow- half way with sealing grease; sealing grease. Refer to the Parts Information.

Fig 7: Identifying Oil Seal

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-- Drive in the seal using a 15 mm socket -1- until stop, while doing this do not tilt the seal.

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• The closed side of the seal -arrow- faces toward the outside.

-- Place the gearshift lever -A- on the shaft and fasten bolt -arrow-.

Fig 8: Identifying Selector Shaft Lever And Fastener

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• The transmission selector lever only fits to the splines in one position.

-- Press the selector lever cable onto the transmission selector lever and then adjust the selector lever cable. Refer to SELECTOR LEVER CABLE, CHECKING AND ADJUSTING .

Tightening Specifications 

• Selector mechanism assembly overview. Refer to OVERVIEW - SELECTOR MECHANISM .
• Charge air system; charge air system assembly overview. Refer to OVERVIEW - CHARGE AIR SYSTEM 2.0L or OVERVIEW - CHARGE AIR SYSTEM 2.0L DIESEL .
• Air filter assembly overview air filter housing. Refer to OVERVIEW - AIR FILTER HOUSING - 2.0L DIESEL or OVERVIEW - AIR FILTER HOUSING - 2.0L .
• Noise insulation; assembly overview - noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .