Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 278

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Functional check

Gear shift lever must rest in 3rd/4th gear gate

with transmission in neutral.

- Operate clutch.

- Select all gears several times. Pay particular

attention to operation of reverse gear lock.

Should a gear fail to engage smoothly after
repeated selection of 1st, 2nd, 5th or 6th gear,
check the following:

- Carefully guide gear shift lever in neutral to left

into gate for 1st/2nd gear.

If this cannot be accomplished:

Selector shaft must move downward (arrow

- To check if shift mechanism is correctly

adjusted, have second technician attempt to
push locking pin -A- into transmission (direction
of arrow) and thus into selector shaft gate.

- Adjust selector mechanism,

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Gear selector mechanism, servicing

34-27

Transmission,
removing and
installing

Special tools and
equipment

10-222 A Support

10-222 A/1

Support

10-222 A/2 Special

hook

10-222 A/3

Adapter

3094 Hose clamps

3282 Transmission

support

Transmission, removing and installing

34-28

Special tools and

equipment

3282/27 Adjustment

plate

3282/48 Pins (Qty.

2)

3282/52 Support

3300 A Engine

support

3336 Transmission

lifting beam

VAG 1331 Torque

wrench

VAG 1332 Torque

wrench

VAG 1383 A

Engine/transmission
jack

Transmission, removing and installing

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Special tools and equipment

VAS 5024 Assembly pliers

T10036 Support rail

Transmission, removing and installing