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Gearshift Lever Cables

  1. Place gearshift in Neutral position. Remove gearshift knob and boot. Loosen bolt and nut (at transaxle slotted levers) of both cables.
  2. Loosen lock bolt below gearshift lever. See Fig 1 . Install Shift Lever Gauge (3193 ). Pivot gauge locating pin under bearing plate and tighten lock nut.
  3. Push gearshift lever leftward into detent of slide. Push gearshift lever and slide leftward and hold against stop (opposite direction of arrow shown). See Fig 1 . Tighten gauge bolt.
    Fig 1: Adjusting Shift Cables (Gearshift Lever Position)
    G93J01004Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN UNITED STATES, INC.
  4. Push gearshift lever rightward into right side detent (direction of arrow shown). See Fig 1 . Tighten lock bolt. Install Gauge Wedge and Locating Pin (3192/1 ). See Fig 2 .
  5. Push wedge in-between lever and cover until there is no free play in lever. DO NOT  push in so as to make shift lever ride up. Reconnect shift cables to levers. Use care not to disturb wedge or lever positions. Recheck wedge location.
Fig 2: Adjusting Shift Cables (Installing Cables)
G93C01005Courtesy of VOLKSWAGEN UNITED STATES, INC.