Removing Automatic Transmission
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
WARNING:
Danger of objects or loads falling down
- Risk of squashing or crushing
- → Secure components to prevent them from falling down.
- Have suitable stoppers ready for closing off the line connections.
- Disconnect coolant hose -1-
on additional coolant pump at the right.
Additional coolant pump at the right
- 2.1 Loosen spring band clamp -2- using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamps pliers .
- 2.2 Disconnect coolant hose -1- from additional coolant pump -3- .
- 2.3 Close off line connections with stoppers.
- Unscrew screws on heat shield -2-
and remove heat shield -1-
.
Heat shield on additional coolant pump at the left
- Disconnect additional coolant pump -1-
at the left.
Additional coolant pump at the left
- 4.1 Release and disconnect electric plug connection for additional coolant pump -2- .
- 4.2 Unscrew screws on additional coolant pump holder -3- .
- 4.3 Loosen spring band clamp -4- using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamps pliers .
- 4.4 Disconnect coolant hose -5- from coolant pipe -6- .
- 4.5 Close off line connections with stoppers.
- 4.6 Set additional coolant pump -1- aside.
- Disconnect coolant line.
Coolant line
- 5.1 Loosen spring band clamp -1- using > VAS 6890 - spring band clamps pliers .
- 5.2 Disconnect coolant hose -2- from coolant pipe -3- .
- 5.3 Close off line connections with stoppers.
- Only if not performed while removing engine:
Unscrew drive plate screws -1- .
Drive plate screws
- 6.1 Remove cap -2- .
- 6.2 Unscrew drive plate screw -1-
.
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)
- 6.3 Turn the engine further and repeat the procedure on all drive plate screws.
- Suspend automatic transmission using workshop crane and > 3311 - hook and support tool
.
- 7.1 > 3311 - Hook and support tool must then be aligned. Insert suitable hooks if necessary.
- Disconnect ATF lines -1 and 2-
.
ATF lines
- 8.1 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.
- 8.2 Carefully turn ATF lines -1 and 2- as far as required in the connections until the threaded joint for the automatic transmission is accessible.
- Remove automatic transmission -1-
.
Automatic transmission
- 9.1 Unscrew screws on automatic transmission -4- . Use a commercially available 3/8-inch flexible-head socket (a/f 16) to do this.
- 9.2 Unscrew screws for automatic transmission at the top -2 and 3- .
- 9.3 Unscrew screws for automatic transmission -5 to 7- .
- 9.4 Guide automatic transmission -1- out and away from the engine with the help of another person.