Removing Automatic Transmission
- Risk of squashing or crushing
→ Secure components to prevent them from falling down.
- Have suitable stoppers ready for closing off the line connections.
- Unscrew screws on heat shield -2-
and remove heat shield -1-
.
Heat shield on additional coolant pump at the left
WARNING: Hot fluid- Danger of scalding
→ Avoid contact with hot fluid.
→ Wear personal protective gear.
- Danger of scalding
- Disconnect additional coolant pump at the left
Additional coolant pump at the left
- 3.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connection for additional coolant pump -2- .
- 3.2 Unscrew screws on additional coolant pump holder -3- .
- 3.3 Loosen spring band clamp -4- using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamps pliers .
- 3.4 Disconnect coolant hose -5- from coolant pipe -6- .
- 3.5 Close off line connections with stoppers.
- 3.6 Set additional coolant pump -1- aside.
WARNING: Hot fluid- Danger of scalding
→ Avoid contact with hot fluid.
→ Wear personal protective gear.
- Disconnect coolant line.
Coolant line
- 4.1 Loosen spring band clamp -1- using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamps pliers .
- 4.2 Disconnect coolant hose -2- from coolant pipe -3- .
- 4.3 Close off line connections with stoppers.
- Disconnect coolant hose
Coolant hose
- 5.1 Loosen spring band clamp -2- using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamps pliers .
- 5.2 Pull coolant hose -1- off the coolant pipe.
- 5.3 Close off line connections with stoppers.
- Coolant line
- Remove coolant pipe -1-
.
Coolant pipe
- 7.1
Loosen spring band clamp -2-
using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamp pliers
and pull coolant hose -3-
off the coolant pipe -1-
.
- 7.1.1 Close off line connections with stoppers.
- 7.2 Unscrew screws for coolant pipe -4- .
- 7.3 Remove coolant pipe -1- .
- 7.1
Loosen spring band clamp -2-
using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamp pliers
and pull coolant hose -3-
off the coolant pipe -1-
.
- Unscrew screws for automatic transmission at the top -2-and-3-
.
Threaded joint for automatic transmission
- Hybrid only:
Release and disconnect electric plug connection on pressure adjuster for clutch -1- .
Electric plug connection on pressure adjuster for clutch
- Disconnect electric wire harness -3-
.
Electric plug connection for automatic transmission
- 10.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connection -1- .
- 10.2 Unclip line clips -2- and set electric wire harness -3- aside.
- Disconnect electric wire harness on automatic transmission -1-
.
Electric wire harness for automatic transmission
- 11.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connections on automatic transmission -2 and 3- .
- 11.2 Release and disconnect electric plug connection -5- .
- 11.3 Unclip clips -4- on electric wire harness for automatic transmission.
- 11.4
Move electric wire harness for automatic transmission -1-
aside.
Information
To make it easier to turn the engine, the drive belts can be removed from the generator and air-conditioning compressor.
> Removing and installing drive belt (V8 biturbo)
- Unscrew drive plate screws
Drive plate screws
- 12.1 Remove cap -2- .
- 12.2 Unscrew drive plate screw -1- .
- 12.3 Turn the engine further and repeat the procedure on all drive plate screws -1- .
- Unscrew and remove screws -4-
.
Threaded joint for automatic transmission
- 13.1 Unscrew screws -4- on automatic transmission using a commercially available 3/8-inch flexible-head socket (a/f 16).
- Unscrew screws for automatic transmission -5 to 7-
.
Threaded joint for automatic transmission
- Support automatic transmission
Automatic transmission on transmission jack (shown as an example)
- 15.1 > T40173A - Gearbox support must be set up on > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox Jack-2- .
- 15.2 > VAS 6931 - Engine and gearbox jack-2- must be positioned under the automatic transmission -1- and fitted on the automatic transmission -1- .
- 15.3 Secure automatic transmission -1- on > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack-2- using a tension strap.
- Support the engine.
- Loosen transmission support -1-
.
Transmission support
- 17.1 Unscrew screws on transmission support -2- .
- 17.2 Carefully lower the automatic transmission together with transmission support on > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack and guide them out of the vehicle.