Transmission, Removing And Installing: Notes
Special tools and equipment
- 10-222 A Support
- 10-222 A/1 Support
- 10-222 A/2 Special hook
- 10-222 A/3 Adapter
- 3094 Hose clamps
- 3282 Transmission support
Special tools and equipment
- 3282/27 Adjustment plate
- 3282/48 Pins (Qty. 2)
- 3282/52 Support
- 3300 A Engine support
- 3336 Transmission lifting beam
- VAG 1331 Torque wrench
- VAG 1332 Torque wrench
- VAG 1383 A Engine/transmission jack
Special tools and equipment
- VAS 5024 Assembly pliers
- T10036 Support rail
Removing
- Remove cover from engine.
- With ignition switched off disconnect battery ground strap.
- Remove battery and battery carrier.
Refer to BATTERY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
- Remove intake hose -1- , connector -2- and hose -3- from Mass Air Flow sensor.
- Remove complete air cleaner housing by removing bolts -4- and -5-.
Refer to AIR CLEANER, DISASSEMBLING AND ASSEMBLING for AWW & AWP engines, or AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY, DISASSEMBLING AND ASSEMBLING for BDF engines .
- Remove intake hose -1-.
- Remove cable support bracket from transmission (arrows).
- Pull lock washer (arrow -1-) from gate selector cable relay lever -A-.
- Remove gear selector cable -B- with transmission selector lever by removing nut (arrow -2-).
- Unfasten power steering line (arrow -3-).
- Pull connector off speedometer sensor (arrow).
- Remove wiring (arrow -1-) from starter.
- Disconnect back-up light connector (arrow -2-).
- Remove cable retainer (arrow -3-) on starter.
- Remove upper securing bolt on starter.
- Clamp clutch slave cylinder hose with special tool 3094.
- Pull out clamp (arrow) and line/hose in direction of arrow.
- Remove ground strap at engine/transmission upper securing bolt.
- Remove engine/transmission upper securing bolts.
- Remove hoses and cable connections in area of engine mounting eye for support 10-222A.
Vehicles with 4-Cyl. engines
- Install support bar 10-222A together with legs 10-222 A/1, special hook 10-222 A/2 and adapter 10-222 A/3.
Vehicles with 6-Cyl. engines
- Install support bar 10-222A together with legs 10-222 A/1, special hook 10-222 A/2 and adapter 10-222 A/3.
Continued for all vehicles
- Take weight of engine/transmission assembly on spindles.
- Turn wheels fully onto left lock.
- Raise vehicle
- Remove sound insulation tray (arrows).
- Remove left sound insulation (arrows).
Vehicles with Diesel and 1.8 ltr. Turbo engines
- Remove charge air line between charge air cooler and turbocharger.
Continued for all vehicles
- Remove right sound insulation.
- Disconnect axle shafts from flanged shafts and tie up as high as possible. When tying up shafts do not damage body surface protection.
- Separate exhaust system and if necessary remove from subframe.
Refer to 26 - EXHAUST SYSTEM, EMISSION CONTROLS for AWW & AWP engines, or 26 - EXHAUST SYSTEM, EMISSION CONTROLS for BDF engines
- Remove pendulum support (arrows -A- and -B-).
- Remove power steering line from starter and transmission.
- Remove starter.
Refer to STARTER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
- Unbolt engine side of assembly mounting from engine carrier from above (arrows).
- Remove left assembly mounting -2- hex bolts (arrows) from left mount -1-.
- Carefully tilt engine and transmission by lowering left side spindle approx. 60 mm on support bar 10-222 A.
- Remove left mount -1- from transmission (arrows).
- Pull off gate selector cable -A- with relay lever in direction of arrow.
- Tie up selector cable with transmission selector lever and gate selector cable with relay lever.
- Incline engine/transmission assembly further by lowering it via left spindle of support bar 10-222A.
- Bolt support rail T10036 to both pendulum support securing holes on subframe (bolts -A-).
- Install support 3300 A so that it is almost touching assembly mounting and secure (arrows).
- Press engine/transmission forward carefully.
- Remove lower rear engine/transmission securing bolts (arrow -A-).
- Remove lower engine/transmission securing bolts.
Set up transmission support 3282 with adjustment plate 3282/27 to remove transmission 02M.
- Align arms of transmission support according to holes in adjustment plate.
- Bolt support elements -A-, as illustrated, on adjustment plate.
- Place transmission jack under vehicle. Arrow symbol -B- (Refer to Illustration Fig 22 ) on adjustment plate points to front of vehicle.
- Align adjustment plate parallel to transmission.
- Secure transmission to transmission support 3282 with bolt -A-.
- Remove engine/transmission connecting bolt (arrow).
- Press transmission off dowel sleeves and carefully swing toward subframe.
- Lower transmission slightly and incline to left via spindles of transmission support 3282.
- Lower transmission carefully, guiding right side flanged shaft in area of flywheel and left side flanged shaft in area of subframe.
- When lowering, change position of transmission using transmission support 3282 spindles.
Transporting the transmission
- Bolt transmission lifting device 3336 to clutch housing.
- Set support beam on sliding piece with locking pin (arrow).
No. of holes visible = 6
- Take transmission out with workshop crane and transmission lifting device 3336.
- Lower transmission.
Installing
- Clean input shaft splines and lightly grease with G 000 100 grease.
Clutch plate must be able to slide lightly back and forth on input shaft.
- Check whether dowel sleeves for aligning engine/transmission are installed in cylinder block and install if necessary.
- Make sure that intermediate plate is correctly positioned on engine.
- Bolt support rail T10036 to both pendulum support securing holes on subframe (arrows).
- Install support 3300 A so that it is almost touching assembly mounting and secure (arrows).
- Press engine forward carefully.
Set up transmission support 3282 with adjustment plate 3282/27 to install transmission 02M.
- Align arms of transmission support according to holes in adjustment plate.
- Bolt support elements -A-, as illustrated, on adjustment plate.
- Place transmission on transmission jack.
- Align adjustment plate and transmission parallel with one another.
- Place transmission jack under vehicle. Arrow symbol -B- (See N34-1052) on adjustment plate points to front of vehicle.
- Secure transmission to transmission support 3282 with bolt -A-.
- Incline transmission to left via spindles of transmission mounting 3282.
- Install transmission.
- Install lower rear engine/transmission connecting bolt (arrow -A-).
- Install lower engine/transmission securing bolts.
- Remove pressing device 3300 A (arrows).
- Remove bolts -A- and remove support rail T10036.
- Install gate selector cable -A- with relay lever in direction of arrow.
- Install left mount -1- on transmission (arrows).
- Align engine/transmission in installation position.
- Install new hex bolts (arrows) for left assembly mounting -2- in mount -1-.
- Install new hex bolts (arrows) for right assembly mounting in engine mounting.
Do not remove support bar 10-222A until the bolts securing the left and right assembly mountings have been tightened to torque setting.
- Use new bolts and install pendulum support (arrows -A- and -B-).
Refer to 40 FRONT SUSPENSION
- Install axle shafts to transmission.
Refer to 40 FRONT SUSPENSION
- Reconnect exhaust system.
Refer to 26 - EXHAUST SYSTEM, EMISSION CONTROLS for AWW & AWP engines, or 26 - EXHAUST SYSTEM, EMISSION CONTROLS for BDF engines
- Install starter and secure with lower bolt.
- Install retainer for power steering line on starter and on transmission.
- Install upper engine/transmission securing bolts.
- Tighten upper engine/transmission securing bolts to prescribed torque. Refer to Tightening torques or Transmission, removing and installing
- Install ground strap at upper engine/transmission securing bolt.
- Attach connector to speedometer sensor (arrow).
- Push line/hose in direction of arrow and press down clamp (arrow).
- Remove special tool 3094.
- Install upper securing bolt on starter.
- Install cable retainer -A- on starter (arrow -3-).
- Attach connectors for starter (arrow -1-) and back-up light (arrow -2-).
Refer to 27 BATTERY, STARTER, GENERATOR, CRUISE CONTROL
- Install cable support bracket on transmission (arrows) and tighten bolts to torque setting. Refer to Selector cables, assembly overview pos.Selector cables, assembly overview .
- Install gear selector cable -B- with transmission selector lever (arrow -2-).
- Tighten hex nut (arrow -2-) to prescribed torque. Refer to Selector cables, assembly overview pos.Selector cables, assembly overview .
- Secure gate selector cable -A- with relay lever using lock washer (arrow -1-).
- Install power steering line (arrow -3-).
- Install battery carrier.
Refer to 27 BATTERY, STARTER, GENERATOR, CRUISE CONTROL
- Install complete air cleaner housing by tightening bolts -4- and -5-.
- Install intake hose -1-.
- Attach connector -2- and hose -3- to Mass Air Flow sensor.
- Install battery.
Refer to BATTERY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
- Check transmission oil. Refer to Transmission gear oil, checking .
- Specifications. Refer to Code letters, application, ratios, capacities .
- Bleed clutch system. Refer to Clutch system, bleeding .
- Adjust gear selector mechanism. Refer to Gear selector mechanism, adjusting .
- Install engine cover.
- Install insulation tray below engine/transmission, if so equipped.