Parking Lock Shaft Seal, Replacing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Press Piece - Shift Rod/Alternator: VW423
- Pry Lever: 80-200
- Puller - Crankshaft/Power Steering Seal: T20143
Procedure
- The transmission is installed.
- Replace bolts that were tightened with an additional turn after removing them.
-- Vehicles with engine compartment battery: remove the battery and the battery tray. Refer to OVERVIEW - BATTERY .
-- Remove the ball socket -1- on the selector lever cable from the selector shaft lever using the : 80-200 .
Risk of damaging the operating cable by deforming it.
- Never bend the operating cable too sharply or kink it.
-- Remove the bolts -2- and tie up the cable bracket -3- together with the selector lever cable.
-- Remove the bolt -arrow- and the selector lever -1-.
-- Pry out the seal using the : T20143/1 in direction of -arrow-.
-- Coat the outer edge and sealing lips on the new seal with transmission fluid.
-- Fill the space between the sealing/dust lip -arrow- halfway with sealing grease. Refer to the Parts Information for the correct sealing grease.
-- Drive in the seal using the : VW423 all the way at the same time do not tilt the gasket.
- The closed side of the seal -arrow- faces outward.
-- Place the selector lever -1- on the parking lock shaft and tighten the bolt -arrow-.
-- Press the selector lever cable onto the selector lever and adjust the selector lever cable. Refer to SELECTOR LEVER CABLE, CHECKING AND ADJUSTING .
-- If removed, install the battery and the battery tray. Refer to OVERVIEW - BATTERY .
Tightening Specifications
- Refer to OVERVIEW - SELECTOR MECHANISM