Shift Knob, Boot And Noise Insulation

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Trim Removal Wedge3409
• Hose Clamp PliersV.A.G 1275

Removing

-- Pull the boot upward out of the center console frame or carefully pry it out at the -arrows-.

Fig 1: Prying Boot Upward

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-- Roll the boot up over the shift knob.

Fig 2: Identifying Clamp

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-- Open the clamp -arrow- and remove the shift knob and boot.

In some equipment versions, the center console frame remains in the center console.

-- Then, the center console frame must be pulled out or carefully pried out at -arrow 1-.

Fig 3: Identifying Sequence To Pull Out Center Console Frame -1- & Remove Noise Insulation -2-

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-- Remove the noise insulation -arrow 2-.

Installing

-- Install the noise insulation.

Fig 4: Identifying Noise Insulation Installation

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-Arrow A- points in the direction of travel.

The tabs -arrows B- must latch into the center console.

-- Then press the frame into the center console.

-- Then turn the inner side of the boot toward the outside.

Install the shift knob all the way on.

-- Install the shift knob and the boot and compress the new clamp -arrow-.

Fig 5: Identifying Clamp

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-- Then, press the boot into the frame in the center console.