Selector Shaft Seal, Replacing: Procedure: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Audi A3 and 2015 Audi A3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Transmission installed

Vehicles with a TFSI Engine

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER [CZRA] or AIR FILTER [CNTC]

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

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

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NOTE:

Ignore -2-.

-- 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

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-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER [CZRA] or AIR FILTER [CNTC]

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

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

All Vehicles

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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.

NOTE:

For better illustration the installed location is shown from behind.

Ignore -1-.

CAUTION:

Danger of damaging the selector lever cable.

Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

-- Remove nut -arrow-.

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

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CAUTION:

The selector shaft running surface could get damaged.

Position the screwdriver.

-- 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.

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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-.

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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 .