Engine And Transmission Mount, Adjusting

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Engine support bridge 10-222A
• Torque wrench (40-200 Nm) VAG 1332

If an insufficient or an excessive distance is measured, proceed as follows:

-- Remove the battery. Refer to [For transmission(s) 0A4, 02E, 09G, 02Q] Removal and Installation .

-- Remove the cover -1- of the E-box and remove the wire -2-.

Fig 1: Identifying Cover Of E-Box, Wire & Bolts

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-- Remove the battery holder bolts -arrows- and battery holder.

-- Install the 10-222A, 10-222A/8 and the 10-222A/3 in front of the hood struts.

Fig 2: Attaching Engine Support Bridge 10 - 222 A With The Frame 10 - 222 A/8 And Adapter 10 - 222 A/3 In Front Of Hood Gas-Filled Strut

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-- Install the carabiner hook for the right spindle into the 10-222A/12.

-- Install the carabiner hook of the left spindle into the lifting eye on the engine.

-- Uniformly preload the engine using both spindles, do not raise.

-- Remove the engine mount to engine mount bracket bolts -arrows-.

Fig 3: Identifying Subframe Mount/Engine Bracket Bolts

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-- Remove the transmission mount to transmission mount bracket bolts -arrows-.

Fig 4: Identifying Bolts For Subframe Mount At Transmission

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-- Replace all bolts in succession (provided that it was not done during engine installation) and install them loosely.

-- Slide the engine, between the engine mount arm -1- and bracket -2- using a tire iron far enough until the bolts are located at the center of the elongated holes.

Fig 5: Checking Subframe Mount, Adjustment

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• There must be a distance -a- of at least 10 mm present between the engine mount bracket -2- and right longitudinal member.
• The casting edge on engine mount bracket -2- must be parallel to the engine mount arm -1-. Dimension -x- must be the same at the front and lower bottom.

-- Tighten the engine mount to engine mount bracket bolts. Refer to FASTENER TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS .

-- On transmission side, make sure that edges of the transmission mount -2- and transmission mount bracket -1- are parallel to each other. Dimension -x- must be equal at the top and bottom.

Fig 6: Identifying Transmission Support Adjustment

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-- Tighten the transmission mount to transmission mount bracket bolts. Refer to FASTENER TIGHTENING SPECIFICATIONS .

The rest of the assembly is performed in reverse order.