Engine And Transmission Mount, Adjusting

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NOTE:

If the engine mount will only be adjusted, a bracket with spindle and hook 10-222 A/10 on the engine side is enough. It is not necessary to remove the air filter housing, battery and battery tray.

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
Adapter 10-222 A/13 (GTI only)
Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) -V.A.G 1331-
Torque Wrench (40-200 Nm) -V.A.G 1332-
Bracket for Engine 10-222 A/1 (Eos only)

Procedure

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

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

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

CAUTION:

Danger of causing damage to electrical components when disconnecting the battery.

Complete the steps for disconnecting the battery.

-- With the ignition turned off, disconnect the ground cable -arrow- from the battery.

Fig 1: Identifying Battery And Ground Cable

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-- Remove the battery. Refer to Removal and Installation .

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

Fig 2: Identifying Battery Holder Bolts

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

GTI

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

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

Eos

Fig 4: Identifying Engine Support Bracket, Spindle, Hooks And Shackle

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Bracket for engine 10-222 A/1 (Qty: 2)
Bracket with spindle and hook 10-222 A/10 (Qty: 2)
Shackle 10-222 A/12

NOTE:

Do not place the bracket for engine 10-222 A/1 on the fender panels. The panels will be damaged.

The shackle 10-222 A/12 is needed to make sure the engine is lifted in its installed position and not tilted.

Continuation for all Vehicles

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

-- 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 tighten the bolts by hand.

Fig 5: Identifying Engine Mount To Engine Mount Bracket Bolts

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Vehicles with a Manual Transmission

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 performed when the engine was installed and tighten the bolts by hand.

Vehicles with a Automatic Transmission

Fig 7: Identifying Bolts For Subframe Mount At Transmission

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

Continuation for all Vehicles

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

-- Adjust the engine and transmission mounts and tighten the bolts hand tight.

There must be a distance of at least 10 mm -a- between the engine mount bracket -2- and the right longitudinal member.

Fig 8: 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-.

Vehicles with a Manual Transmission

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

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On the transmission side, the edges of the transmission mount support arm -1- and transmission mount -2- must be parallel.
Dimension -x- is the same size on both sides of mount.

Vehicles with a Automatic Transmission

Fig 10: Identifying Dimension -x- Between Edges Of Transmission Mount Support Arm -A- And Transmission Mount -B-

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On the transmission side, the edges of the transmission mount support arm and transmission mount -B- must be parallel.
Dimension -x- is the same size on both sides of bracket.

Continuation for all Vehicles

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

Further installation is performed in the reverse order.