Transmission Fluid, Draining And Filling: Notes

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Special Tools And Workshop Equipment Required

Torque Wrench 1331 5-50 Nm VAG 1331
Hose (approximately 600 mm long, outside diameter 10 mm) with a commercially available funnel.

Draining

-- Remove the air filter housing, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION , REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION or REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

-- Remove the noise insulation, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

Clean the transmission.

CAUTION:

To drain the transmission fluid, the support pins for the selector forks in the transmission must be removed.

To avoid the position of the selector forks changing, for example, by involuntarily operating the shift mechanism, the gear shift shaft must be secured.

Fig 1: Identifying Selector Shaft Pressed Down & Turned Right Angle Piece

-- Push the gear shift shaft down in the -direction of arrow 1- .

-- While pressing the gear shift shaft down, rotate the locking pin -A- in the -direction of arrow 2- upward while simultaneously pressing it in until it engages in the gear shift shaft.