SUBFRAME Mount, Adjusting: Procedure

-- Disconnect the breather line -arrow-.

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-- Release the tab -3- in the direction of the -arrow- and remove the EVAP canister -1- upward.

-- Lay the EVAP canister -1- on the engine with the line attached -2-.

-- Remove the bolt -4- and rotate the washer fluid reservoir filler neck -2- forward.

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-- Open the clip -3- and remove the connector -5- from the coolant expansion tank -1-.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and place the coolant expansion tank -1- on the engine with the hoses connected.

-- Remove the battery tray. Refer to BATTERY .

-- Support the engine with the transmission but do not lift it. Refer to ENGINE, SUPPORTING IN INSTALLATION POSITION .

-- Replace the subframe mount bolts -1, 3, and 5- one after the other as long as this was not already done when installing the engine and hand tighten.

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-- Replace the subframe mount bolts -2- one after the other (if the was not already performed with the engine was installed) and tighten hand-tight.

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-- Install the left and right support arm bolts just enough so that the mount can still be moved.

• There must be a distance -a- of 10 mm between the engine support and right longitudinal member.

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• The casting edge on the engine support must stand parallel to the support arm -1-. Dimension -b- must be the same in the front and in the rear.

-- Make sure that the edges of the support arm -2- and transmission mount -1- are parallel on the transmission side.

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

-- Tighten the subframe mount bolts.

Install in reverse order of removal.