Engine And Transmission Mount, Adjusting

Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required 

• Engine Support Bridge 10-222 A
• Bracket with Spindle and Hook 10-222 A/10 (Qty: 2)
• Shackle 10-222 A/12 (Qty: 2)
• Adapter 10-222 A/13 (Qty: 2)
• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) V.A.G 1331
• Torque Wrench (40-200 Nm) V.A.G 1332

Procedure 

-- Remove the engine cover. Refer to ENGINE COVER .

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING .

-- Turn off the ignition and disconnect the battery ground cable -arrow- from the battery. Refer to Removal and Installation .

Fig 1: Identifying Battery And Ground Cable

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-- Remove the battery, the battery tray bolts -arrows- and the tray.

Fig 2: Identifying Battery Holder Bolts

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-- Remove the charge air pipe from the noise generator, if equipped. Refer to CHARGE AIR PIPE FROM NOISE GENERATOR .

-- Install the engine support bridge 10-222 A using the following special tools:

Fig 3: Identifying Engine Support Bridge 10-222 A And Special Tools

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• Bracket with spindle and hook 10-222 A/10 (Qty: 2)
• Shackle 10-222 A/12 (Qty: 2)
• Adapter 10-222 A/13 (Qty: 2)

-- Install the shackles 10-222 A/12 to both front brackets on the engine and hang the bracket with spindle and hook 10-222 A/10.

-- Support the engine and transmission but do not lift it.

-- Replace the engine mount to engine mount bracket bolts -arrows- one after the other (if this was not already performed when the engine was installed) and hand tighten them.

Fig 4: Identifying Engine Mount Bolts

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Vehicles with a Manual Transmission: 

Fig 5: Identifying Bolts For Subframe Mount At Transmission

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-- Replace the transmission mount to transmission mount bracket bolts -arrows- one after the other (if this was not already done when the engine was installed) and hand tighten them.

Vehicles with Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG): 

Fig 6: Identifying Engine Mount To Engine Mount Bracket Bolts

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-- Replace the transmission mount to transmission mount bracket bolts -arrows- one after the other (if this was not already does when the engine was installed) and hand tighten them.

Continuation for all Vehicles: 

-- Loosen the engine and transmission mount to engine and transmission mount bracket bolts approximately 2 turns.

• Between the engine mount bracket -2- and the right longitudinal member, there must be clearance of 10 mm -a-.
  Fig 7: Identifying Casting Edge On Engine Support Location

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• The casting edge on the engine mount bracket -2- must be parallel to the engine mount support arm -1- ; dimension -x- must be the same at the front and the rear.

Vehicles with a Manual Transmission: 

Fig 8: Identifying Transmission Support Adjustment

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-- The edges on the transmission mount bracket -1- and the transmission mount support arm -2- are parallel on the transmission side.

• Dimension -x- is the same size on both sides.

Vehicles with a DSG: 

Fig 9: Identifying Parallel Edges On Support Arm And Transmission Mount

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-- The edges on the transmission mount support arm -1- and the transmission mount -2- are parallel on the transmission side.

• Dimension -x- is the same size on both sides.

Continuation for all Vehicles: 

-- Tighten the engine and transmission mount bolts to specifications. Refer to ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION MOUNT OVERVIEW .

Further installation is in the reverse sequence of removal.