Fastener Tightening Specifications

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Component

Fastener Size

5th Gear Drive Gear to Output shaft Bolt

80 + 90°

5th Gear Selector Fork Base to Transmission Housing Bolt

5th Gear Shift Jaw to Selector Fork with Rail Bolt

Backup Lamp Switch to Shift Unit

Cable Bracket to Transmission Bolt

Flange Shaft Bolt

Gear Shift Unit with Selector Cover to Transmission Housing Bolt

Oil Drain Plug to Clutch Housing

Oil Fill Plug to Transmission Housing

Output Shaft Bearing Mount to Clutch Housing Nut ⁽¹⁾

25 + 90°

Sealing Cap to Transmission Housing Bolt

Reverse Gear Selector Fork to Clutch Housing Bolt

Selector Bracket to Pin Bolt ⁽²⁾

Shift Housing to Body Nut

Shift Lever Guide Cover to Shift Housing Bolt ⁽²⁾

Shift Lever to Shift Unit Nut ⁽¹⁾

Support Pin to Transmission Housing Bolt

Synchronizer Hub with Drive Gear and Synchronizer Ring for 5th Gear Plate Spring to Input Shaft Bolt ⁽¹⁾

80 + 90°

Transmission Housing to Clutch Housing Bolt ⁽¹⁾

25 + 90°

Transmission Housing Cover to Transmission Housing Bolt

⁽¹⁾	Always replace

⁽²⁾	For shift levers and housings, through 10.06

Rabbit for MY 2006-2009 - Transmission to Engine Bolt Tightening Specifications

Fig 1: Transmission To Engine Bolt Sequence

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Item	Bolt	Quantity	Nm
1	M 12 x 65	2	80
2	M 12 x 150 Also for the starter to transmission	1	80
3	M 12 x 165 Also for the starter to transmission	1	80
4	M 10 x 50	3	40
5	M 12 x 85	1	80
6	M 6 x 8 Small cover plate for flywheel	1	10

Item -A- Alignment pins for centering

Golf from MY 2010 - Transmission to Engine Bolt Tightening Specifications

Fig 2: Transmission To Engine Bolt Sequence

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Item	Bolt	Quantity	Nm
1	M 12 x 65	2	80
2	M 12 x 170 Also for the starter to transmission	1	80
3	M 12 x 170 Also for the starter to transmission	1	80
4	M 10 x 65	3	40
5	M 12 x 95	1	80
6	M 6 x 8 Small flywheel cover plate (not present here)	1	10

Item -A- Alignment pins for centering

Transmission Mount Bracket to Transmission Bolt Tightening Specification

Fig 3: Identifying Transmission Plate Bolts

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-- Replace the bolts -arrows-.

-- Hand tighten all bolts.

-- Tighten the bolts to 40 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn.

Transmission Mount to Transmission Mount Bracket Bolt Tightening Specification

Fig 4: Identifying Left Subframe Mount

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-- Replace the bolts -arrows-.

-- Hand tighten all bolts.

-- Tighten the bolts to 60 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn.

Transmission Support to Transmission Bracket and Transmission Bolt Tightening Specification

Fig 5: Identifying Transmission Support And Slave Cylinder

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-- Replace the bolts -arrows-.

-- Hand tighten all bolts.

-- Tighten the bolts to 20 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn

Reverse Shaft Support to Transmission Housing Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specification

Tighten the new bolts for the reverse shaft support -arrow- as follows:

Fig 6: Installing Bolts For Reverse Gear Shaft Support

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Tightening sequence:

-- Tighten the bolt -a- to 30 Nm.

-- Tighten the bolt -b- (lower illustration) to 25 Nm.

-- Tighten the bolt -c- to 25 Nm.

Fig 7: Identifying Bolt

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