Selector cables, removing and installing: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

Fig 1: View Of Selector Cables Components

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NOTE: Lubricate all mountings and sliding surfaces with Polyurea grease Part No. G 052 142 A2.

1 - Gear selector cable

Installation position. Refer to Installation position of gear selector mechanism

2 - Gate selector cable

Pull off actuating arm (item 18 in Selector cables, removing and installing ) by pulling lug in direction of arrow
Installation position. Refer to Installation position of gear selector mechanism
Install before installing gear selector cable

3 - Circlip

When removing do not damage boot

4 - Hex combi bolt, 25 Nm

With shoulder
Gear selector cable to gear change lever

5 - Rubber bushing

For gear change cable to gear selector lever
To replace boot press out of end piece

6 - Washer

Install between gear selector cable and gear selector lever

7 - Square nut

Self-locking
Always replace
Insert into gear selector lever

8 - Gear selector lever

Only fits in one position
After installing adjust gear selector mechanism. Refer to Gear selector mechanism up to 05.99, adjusting
Installation position. Refer to Installation position - gear selector lever/relay lever actuating arm/balance weight

9 - Self-locking hex nut, 20 Nm

Always replace
For gear selector lever

10 - Boot

Carefully pull over gear selector cable end piece
Use MoS2 grease

11 - Support bracket

12 - Distance piece

13 - Bushing

Support bracket mounting to transmission

14 - Hex bolt, 25 Nm

For support bracket

15 - Boot

Carefully pull over gear selector cable end piece
Use MoS2 grease

16 - Relay lever

Remove before removing clutch control
Installation position. Refer to Installation position - gear selector lever/relay lever actuating arm/balance weight
Servicing. Refer to item 15 in Transmission selector mechanism up to 05.99, disassembling and assembling

17 - Self-locking hex nut, 15 Nm

For relay lever to actuating arm
Only loosen to adjust selector mechanism

18 - Actuating arm

With pivot pin to mount relay lever
Installation position. Refer to Installation position - gear selector lever/relay lever actuating arm/balance weight
Servicing. Refer to item 15 in Transmission selector mechanism up to 05.99, disassembling and assembling

19 - Rubber bushing

For gate selector cable to actuating arm
Press in and out with drift

20 - Hex bolt, 25 Nm

For balance weight

21 - Balance weight

Remove to adjust selector mechanism

22 - Self-locking hex nut, 15 Nm

For selector cable to selector housing

23 - Rubber washer

24 - Rubber bushing

For gear selector cable/gear change lever
Press in and out with drift

25 - Rubber bushing

For gate selector cable/selector bracket
Press in and out with a drift