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Front Subframe Mount: Adjustments






Subframe Mount, Adjusting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Engine Support Bridge (10 - 222 A) with the Spindle (10 - 222 A /11) and the Special Hook (10 - 222 A /20)

Engine Sling (2024 A)

Lifting Eye (2024 A /2)

Engine Support Supplement Set (T40093)

Engine Support (T10359)

Adjusting






Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Subframe Overview ] Subframe Overview.

- Remove the cover for the air guide; to do this disengage the side clips - arrows -.

- Unclip the lower air guide, disengage the clips - arrows - to do this.






- Remove both the lower air guide and the air guide hose.

- Disconnect the connector - 1 - from the Mass Airflow (MAF) sensor (G70).






- Remove the air guide hose - 2 -.

- Remove the bolt - 4 - and the air filter housing.

Ignore - 3 -.

- Remove the cover over the battery by pressing the release button - arrow -.














Danger of causing damage to other electronic components when disconnecting the battery.

Complete the steps for disconnecting the battery.

- With the ignition turned off, disconnect the Ground (GND) cable - arrow - on the battery.

- Remove the battery.






- Remove the battery tray - arrows -.

Vehicles with a Manual Transmission






- Remove the transmission support - A arrows -.

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Ignore the - B arrows -.

All Vehicles






- Tighten the (2024 A /2) on the engine lifting eye using a collar nut - arrow -.

- Place Engine Support Bridge (10 - 222 A) on upper edge of web plates with the following tool parts:






Engine brackets (10 - 222 A /1) , quantity: 2

Spindle (10 - 222 A /11) ; quantity: 2

Adapter (10 - 222 A /20)

Mounting hooks from (2024 A)

Adapter (T40093/6)

- Engage the spindle (10 - 222 A /11) with the adapter (10 - 222 A /20) and mounting hooks from the (2024 A) on the transmission lifting eye.


Risk of accident due to loose engine support bridge spindles.

Secure the mounting hooks and pins on the engine support bridge using securing pins - arrows -.

- Engage the spindle (10 - 222 A /11) at the lifting eye (2024 A /2) on the engine lifting eye.

- Tension engine/transmission subframe by evenly tightening the 2 spindles.

Vehicles with a Manual Transmission

- Remove the engine mount bolts from the engine support - arrows - one after the other and replace them (if the engine has not been installed yet).






- Install the bolts loosely.

- Remove the transmission mount bolts from the transmission bracket - arrows - one after the other and replace them (if the engine has not been installed yet).






- Slide the engine/transmission assembly between the engine mount - 1 - and support arm - 3 - using a pry bar until the following dimensions are established:






Both bolt heads - 2 - must be parallel to edge of engine mount support arm - 3 -.

A distance of - x - = 16 mm must be present between engine mount - 1 - and engine support - 4 -.

Distance - x - = 16 mm can also be checked with corresponding round stock.

- Tighten the bolts that connect the engine mount to the engine support.

- The edges on the support arm - 1 - and transmission mount - 2 - are parallel on the transmission side.






Dimension - x - same size on both sides of bracket.

- Tighten the bolts that connect the transmission mount to the transmission bracket - arrows -.






Vehicles with S-Tronic Transmission

- Remove the engine mount bolts from the engine support - arrows - one after the other and replace them (if the engine has not been installed yet).






- Install the bolts loosely.

- Remove the transmission mount bolts from the transmission bracket - arrows - one after the other and replace them (if the engine has not been installed yet).






- Slide the engine/transmission assembly between the engine mount - 1 - and support arm - 3 - using a pry bar until the following dimensions are established:






Both bolt heads - 2 - must be parallel to edge of engine mount support arm - 3 -.

A distance of - x - = 16 mm must be present between engine mount - 1 - and engine support - 4 -.

Distance - x - = 16 mm can also be checked with corresponding round stock.

- Tighten the bolts that connect the engine mount to the engine support.

- The edges on the support arm - 1 - and transmission mount - 2 - are parallel on the transmission side.






Dimension - x - same size on both sides of bracket.

- Tighten the bolts that connect the transmission mount to the transmission bracket - arrows -.






All Vehicles

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Install the battery.

- Install the air filter housing.