SUBFRAME Mount, Adjusting: Procedure

-- Remove the battery tray -1-. Refer to BATTERY .

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-- Support the engine in the installation position. Refer to ENGINE, SUPPORTING IN INSTALLATION POSITION .

-- Remove and replace the bolts -arrows- for the engine mount one after the other (if this was not already done when the engine was installed).

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-- Install the bolts loosely.

-- Slide the engine/transmission assembly with an extractor lever until the following dimensions are set:

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• The clearance between the engine support -2- and the engine mount -1- must be -a- = 10 mm.
• The casting edge on the engine support must be parallel to the engine mount support arm.
• Dimension -b- = dimension -b-.

-- Tighten the bolts on the engine mount.

NOTE:

The illustration shows a vehicle with dual-clutch transmission 0CW.

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-- Remove the nut -arrow- and free up the ground wire.

NOTE:

The illustration shows a transmission mount with two threaded connections.

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows- for the transmission mount -1- one after the other and replace them (if this was not already done when the engine was installed).

-- Install the bolts loosely.

NOTE:

The illustration shows a vehicle with a dual-clutch transmission.

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-- Make sure that the edges on the support arm -1- and transmission mount -2- are parallel on the transmission side.

• Dimension -x- = dimension -x-.

-- Tighten the transmission mount bolts.

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following: 

-- Install the battery tray. Refer to BATTERY .