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 -1-
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.
- 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
- 7.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connection -1- .
- 7.2 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
- 8.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connections on automatic transmission -2 and 3- .
- 8.2 Release and disconnect electric plug connection -5- .
- 8.3 Unclip clips -4- on electric wire harness for automatic transmission.
- 8.4 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 -1-
.
Drive plate screws
- 9.1 Remove cap -2- .
- 9.2 Unscrew drive plate screw -1- .
- 9.3 Turn the engine further and repeat the procedure on all drive plate screws -1- .
- Unscrew and remove screws -4-
.
Threaded joint for automatic transmission
- 10.1 Unscrew screws -4- on automatic transmission using a commercially available 3/8-inch flexible-head socket (a/f 16).
- Disconnect ATF lines -1 and 2-
.
ATF lines
- 11.1 Loosen screw on ATF lines -3- as far as required until the ATF lines -1 and 2- can be turned, but do not unscrew fully.
- 11.2 Carefully turn ATF lines -1 and 2- as far as required in the connections until the threaded joint for the automatic transmission is accessible.
- Unscrew screws for automatic transmission -5 to 7-
.
Threaded joint for automatic transmission
- Support automatic transmission -1-
.
Automatic transmission on transmission jack (shown as an example)
- 13.1 > T40173A - Gearbox support must be set up on > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack-2- .
- 13.2 > VAS 6931 - Engine and gearbox jack-2- must be positioned under the automatic transmission -1- and fitted on the automatic transmission -1- .
- 13.3 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
- 15.1 Unscrew screws on transmission support -2- .
- 15.2 Carefully lower the automatic transmission together with transmission support on > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack and guide them out of the vehicle.