How to Replace Your Shifter Housing for 1995 VW Jetta
- 1). Unscrew the shift knob from the shifter with your hands. Pull off the trim panel on the center console around the shifter, using a flathead screwdriver to pry off the panel if necessary.
- 2). Disconnect the shift lever from the shift linkage with an open-end wrench. Unbolt the shifter gasket from the floorboard with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket and lift out the shifter assembly carefully from the shifter housing.
- 3). Lift up the Jetta with a jack and put it on jack stands. Unbolt the shifter housing from the underside of the Jetta with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, then lift it up and out of the center console. Install the replacement shifter housing into the console and bolt it in place from the underside of the Jetta with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Lower the Jetta off of the jack stands with the jack.
- 4). Install the shifter assembly into the shifter housing with the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Connect the shifter linkage to the shifter housing with an open-end wrench.
- 5). Reinstall the console cover with your hands, pushing it firmly in place, then screw the shifter handle onto the shifter arm with your hands.
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