Table of contents: Checking the position of the gear… ↓ Adjusting the gear shift drive ↓
Checking the position of the gear shift lever
Engage 1st gear.
Move the gear shift lever all the way to the left.
Release the lever, measuring the amount of its movement, which should be within 5-10 mm.
Adjusting the gear shift drive
Working from underneath the vehicle, loosen the shift rod fork.
Remove the gear shift knob and protective cover
Remove the gearshift lever ball cap and align the alignment marks.
Install the adjustment template VW 3014.
Pull the gearshift lever and drive slide forward as far as it will go and tighten the clamping sleeve.
Move the gear shift lever to the 3rd gear line and tighten the nut of the gear shift rod fork bolt, acting from underneath the vehicle.
Remove the adjustment template and check the amount of movement of the gearshift lever as described above. If it differs slightly from the nominal. Refine the adjustment by moving the cap of the spherical head of the gearshift lever in the oval slots for the mounting bolts.
Gear shift control mechanism details: 1 - gear shift lever; 2 — gear shift drive rod; 3 - transmission link brackets; 4 - connecting tee; 5 - spacer sleeve; 6 - push rod; 7 — gear selection rod; 8 - fork stems; 9 — fork stem leash; 10 — reverse gear fork rod; 11 — reverse intermediate gear drive lever; 12 — fork for shifting III and IV gears; 13 — fork for switching 1st and 2nd gears; 14 - clamps.