Fastener Tightening Specifications

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Component

Fastener Size

5th Gear Bolt ⁽¹⁾

80 + 90°

5th Gear Shift Jaw Bolt

Backup Lamp Switch to Shift Unit

Cable Bracket Support to Transmission Bolt

Clutch Housing to Transmission Housing Bolt ⁽¹⁾

25 + 90°

Flange Shaft Bolt

Guide Sleeve to Clutch Housing Bolt

Oil Drain Plug to Clutch Housing

Oil Fill Plug to Transmission Housing

Output Shaft to Clutch Housing Nut ⁽¹⁾

25 + 90°

Pivot Pin to Transmission Housing Bolt

Reverse Gear Selector Fork to Clutch Housing Bolt

Sealing Cap to Transmission Housing Bolt

Shift Lever to Shift Unit Nut ⁽¹⁾

Shift Unit to Transmission Housing Bolt

Synchronizer Hub with Gear Wheel and 5th Gear Synchronizer Ring Bolt ⁽¹⁾

80 + 90°

Transmission Housing Cover to Transmission Housing Bolt

Transmission Housing to Reverse Shaft Support Bolt ⁽¹⁾

Transmission Mount to Body Bolt ⁽¹⁾

60 + 90°

Transmission Mount Bracket to Transmission Bolt ⁽¹⁾

40 + 90°

Transmission Neutral Position Sensor to Transmission Housing Bolt

Transmission Support to Transmission Bracket/Transmission Bolt ⁽¹⁾

20 + 90°

Shift Lever and Housing, through 10.06

Cover to Shift Housing Bolt

Selector Bracket to Pin Bolt

Shift Housing to Body Nut

Shift Lever and Housing, from 11.06

Shift Housing to Body Nut

⁽¹⁾	Always replace

Transmission to Gas Engine Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specifications, Jetta MY 05 through 10, Jetta SportWagen/Jetta Wagon MY 09, and Jetta SportWagen/Golf Wagon from MY 10

Fig 1: Transmission To Engine Bolt Sequence

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Item	Bolt	Quantity	Nm
1	M12 x 65	2	80
2	M12 x 150 Also starter to transmission	1	80
3	M12 x 165 Also starter to transmission	1	80
4	M10 x 50	3	40
5	M12 x 85	1	80
6	M6 x 8 Small flywheel cover plate	1	10

-A- alignment pins for centering

Transmission to Diesel Engine Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specifications, Jetta MY 05 through 10

Fig 2: Transmission At Diesel Engine Bolt Sequence

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Item	Bolt	Quantity	Nm
1	M12 x 55	2	80
2	M12 x 150 Also starter to transmission	2	80
3	M10 x 50	3	40
4	M12 x 60	1	80
5	M6 x 8 Small flywheel cover plate	1	10

-A- alignment pins for centering

Transmission to Engine Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specification, Jetta from MY 11

Fig 3: Transmission To Engine Bolt Sequence

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Item	Screw	Quantity	Nm
1	M12 x 65	2	80
2	M12 x 170 Also starter to transmission	1	80
3	M12 x 170 Also starter to transmission	1	80
4	M10 x 65	3	40
5	M12 x 95	1	80
6	M6 x 8 Small flywheel cover plate (not present here)	1	10

-A- alignment pins for centering