Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 582

❑ Replace after removing

16 - Gearshift Shaft with Gearshift Cover

❑ (Shift unit)
❑ Servicing. Refer to 

⇒ “5.8 Shift Unit, Servicing”, page 99

 .

17 - Internal Multi-Point Bolt

❑ 25 Nm

5.5

Overview - Shift Unit

1 - Gearshift Unit

❑ Consisting of the gear‐

shift shaft and the gear‐

shift cover

❑ The components cannot

be separated from each

other

2 - Back-Up Lamp Switch - F4-

❑ 20 Nm
❑ Coat the tab lightly with

MoS 2 grease.

3 - Locking Elbow

❑ For adjusting the shift

mechanism

❑ Removing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Removing the

Locking Elbow -A- from

the Shift Cover”“ ,

page 99

 .

❑ Installing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Pressing the

Locking Elbow -A- into

Selector Cover”“ ,

page 99

4 - Relay Lever

❑ Installed position. Refer

to

⇒ Fig. ““Selector Lever/

Relay Lever Installed

Position”“ , page 61

5 - Clip

❑ Secure the relay lever in

the gearshift cover

6 - Seal

❑ Replacing. Refer to 

⇒ “1.8 Selector Shaft Seal, Replacing”, page 65

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7 - Nut

❑ 23 Nm
❑ Replace after removing
❑ Self-locking

8 - Gearshift Lever

❑ Installing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Installing the Transmission Shift Lever”“ , page 62

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9 - Cap

❑ For the transmission ventilation

10 - Cap
11 - Spring

❑ Not installed in all transmissions
❑ Install if present

5.6

Overview - Input Shaft, Output Shafts, Differential, Gearshift Rods

1 - Differential

❑ Disassembling and as‐

sembling. Refer to

⇒ “2 Differential”,

page 189

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2 - Seal

❑ Quantity: 4
❑ Replace after removing

3 - Output Shaft

❑ Disassembling and as‐

sembling. Refer to

⇒ “2 Output Shaft”, page

154

 .

4 - Reverse Shaft Support

❑ Disassembling and as‐

sembling. Refer to

⇒ “3 Reverse Shaft”,

page 170

 .

5 - Reverse Shaft

❑ Disassembling and as‐

sembling. Refer to

⇒ “3 Reverse Shaft”,

page 170

 .

6 - Input Shaft

❑ Disassembling and as‐

sembling. Refer to

⇒ “1 Input Shaft”,

page 141

 .

7 - Reverse Gear Shift Fork

❑ Disassembling and as‐

sembling. Refer to

⇒ “5.9 Shift Forks, Serv‐

icing”, page 100

 .

❑ Installed position. Refer

to 

⇒ “5.11 Transmission, Disassembling and Assembling”, page 105

8 - Inner TORX® Bolt

❑ 25 Nm

9 - Selector Mechanism

❑ (Shift forks)
❑ Disassembling and assembling. Refer to 

⇒ “5.9 Shift Forks, Servicing”, page 100

 .

10 - Clutch Housing

❑ Servicing. Refer to 

⇒ “6 Transmission Housing and Clutch Housing”, page 119

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11 - Nut

❑ 25 Nm +90°
❑ Replace after removing

❑ Quantity: 4

12 - Flange Shaft with Pressure Spring

❑ Removing and installing. Refer to 

⇒ “1.3 Right Seal, Replacing”, page 185

 .

❑ Assembling. Refer to 

⇒ “2 Differential”, page 189

 .

13 - Bolt

❑ 25 Nm

5.7

Overview - Shift Forks

Note

♦

The shift fork group does not need to be disassembled to re‐

move and install shift segments, lock washers and angular

contact ball bearings.

♦

Shift Forks, Servicing. Refer to

⇒ “5.9 Shift Forks, Servicing”, page 100

 .

1 - 5th Gear Shift Segment

❑ Identification. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Shift Segment

Identification”“ ,

page 100

 .

❑ The shift segment must

still rotate easily after

the lock washer is instal‐

led.

2 - Lock Washer

❑ Replace after removing
❑ Removing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Removing the

Lock Washer”“ ,

page 100

 .

❑ Installing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Installing the

Lock Washer”“ ,

page 100

 .

3 - 5th Gear Shift Fork

❑ Adjusting. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Adjusting 5th

Gear”“ , page 118

 .

4 - Bolt

❑ 25 Nm

5 - 5th Gear Shift Jaw
6 - Angular Contact Ball Bear‐

ing

❑ Quantity: 4
❑ Removing. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Removing the

Angular Contact Ball

Bearing”“ , page 101

 .

❑ Installing the bearing in‐

ner race into the outer race. Refer to

⇒ Fig. ““Installing the Angular Contact Ball Bearing Inner Race -A- into the Outer Race”“ , page 101

❑ Installing. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Installing the Angular Contact Ball Bearing into the Shift Fork”“ , page 101

 .

7 - Shift Fork Group with Gearshift Rails
8 - 1st/2nd Gear Shift Segment

❑ Identification. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Shift Segment Identification”“ , page 100

 .

❑ The shift segment must still rotate easily after the lock washer is installed.

9 - 3rd/4th Gear Shift Segment

❑ Identification. Refer to 

⇒ Fig. ““Shift Segment Identification”“ , page 100

 .

❑ The shift segment must still rotate easily after the lock washer is installed.

10 - Glide
11 - Spring
12 - Reverse Gear Shift Fork
13 - Support for the Reverse Gear Shift Fork
14 - Circlip

5.8

Shift Unit, Servicing

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Breather Tube Tool - T10203-
♦ Torque Wrench 1331 5-50Nm - VAG1331-
– Remove the shift unit. Refer to

⇒ “5.4 Overview - Transmission Housing and Selector Mech‐

anism”, page 95

 .

Removing the Locking Elbow -A- from the Shift Cover
– Remove the outer part of the locking elbow.
– Pry out the locking elbow with a screwdriver.

Pressing the Locking Elbow -A- into Selector Cover
Installed position:
The marking -arrow- faces toward upper part of gearshift shaft.
– Install the shift unit. Refer to

⇒ “5.4 Overview - Transmission Housing and Selector Mech‐

anism”, page 95

 .