Selector Shaft Seal, Replacing: Procedure

Fig 1: Identifying Nuts

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Vehicles with a 8-cylinder gasoline engine: 

-- Remove the catalytic converters, refer to CATALYTIC CONVERTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Vehicles with a 6-cylinder TDI engine: 

-- Remove the particulate filter, refer to PARTICULATE FILTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

All vehicles: 

-- Remove the plenum chamber bulkhead, refer to PLENUM CHAMBER BULKHEAD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the selector lever cable ball socket -2- using the Pry Lever 80-200 from the gearshift lever.

Fig 2: Identifying Selector Lever Cable

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-- Remove the spring pin -1- from the selector lever -2- -arrow-.

Fig 3: Identifying Spring Pin, Removal

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-- Remove the selector lever from the selector shaft.

Fig 4: Pull Out Shaft Seal With A Small Screwdriver

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

-- Apply ATF to the circumference and the space between the sealing lips of the new shaft seal.

• Installed position: Open side of shaft seal faces transmission.

-- Slide the shaft seal onto the selector shaft.

-- Install the shaft seal all the way in using the Seal Installer - Selector Shaft T10135. Do not tilt it while installing.

Fig 5: Install Shaft Seal Using T10135

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-- Install the spring pin on the selector shaft lever while it is still removed.

-- Slide the gearshift lever onto the gearshift shaft and install the spring pin.

-- Install the plenum chamber bulkhead, refer to PLENUM CHAMBER BULKHEAD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Install the catalytic converter or the particulate filter, refer to CATALYTIC CONVERTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING or PARTICULATE FILTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .