Selector Shaft Seal: Installing

-- Lightly oil the new seal on the outer circumference.

-- Fill the area between the sealing and dust lips -arrow- halfway with Sealing Grease For Seal G 052 128 A1.

Fig 1: Identifying Oil Seals Sealing Lips

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-- Install the new seal until seated using the Sleeve VW423. Do not tilt the seal.

Fig 2: Driving In New Sealing Ring To Stop

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-- Install the gear shift lever -A- and tighten the nut -arrow- to 20 Nm.

Fig 3: Identifying Selector Shaft Lever And Fastener

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The gear shift lever only fits on the splines in one position.

-- Install the transmission, refer to TRANSMISSION, INSTALLING .