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Transmission, Removing






Transmission, Removing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Engine support bridge (10 - 222 A)

Adapter (10 - 222 A /8)

Shackle (10 - 222 A /12)

Hose Clamps Up to 25 mm dia. (3094)

Transmission Support (3282)

Adjustment Plate (3282/42 A)

Torque Wrench 5-50 Nm (V.A.G 1331)

Torque Wrench 40-200 Nm (V.A.G 1332)

Engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A )

All cable ties opened or cut during transmission removal must be reinstalled at the same locations.

- Place selector lever in position "P".

- Remove engine cover.

- First determine whether a coded radio is installed. In this case, determine anti-theft coding.

- Disconnect battery Ground (GND) cable with ignition switched off.

- Remove power steering refill tank from battery console, do not kink hoses while doing this.

- Connect refill tank to lock carrier.

- Remove battery.

- Disconnect intake hose - 1 - and connector - 2 - from Mass Air Flow (MAF) sensor.





- Remove bolts - 3 - and - 4 -.

- Remove air filter completely.

- Remove starter.

- Remove nut - arrow A - and disconnect Ground (GND) cable.





- Remove bolt - arrow B -.

Bolt - arrow B - is located in a recess next to pass-through for starter to flywheel.

- Clamp off hoses of transmission oil cooler using Hose Clamps Up to 25 mm dia. (3094).





- Open clamps - 1 - and disconnect hoses from transmission oil cooler.

- Plug transmission oil cooler with clean plug.

- Remove upper connecting bolts for engine/transmission.

- Disconnect central connector - 1 -, to do so, turn lever - arrow - in direction of - arrow - and pull off connector.





- Insert Engine support bridge (10 - 222 A) with adapters (10 - 222 A /8).





- Do not place adapter (10 - 222 A /8) on to mounting bolts for fender/front section.

- If hose and cable connections are found in area of engine lifting eyes for engine support bridge (10 - 222 A), they must be removed now.

- If necessary, secure hook of left spindle (on transmission side) via a shackle (10 - 222 A /12) on engine lifting eyelet.

- Take up weight of engine/transmission assembly on spindles.

- Remove both front wheels.

- Remove center and left sections of noise insulation below engine/transmission.

- Remove protective plate - 1 - at bottom on transmission - arrows -.





- Disconnect all lines and bracket from transmission oil pan.

- Remove selector cable from transmission, to do so remove bolts - A - for mounting bracket.





- Remove locking washer - arrow - and pull off selector cable from lever/selector shaft.

- Do not bend selector lever cable.

- Remove pendulum support - 1 - - arrows -





- If installed, remove protective cap for inner right constant velocity joint from engine.

- Disconnect drive axles from transmission drive flanges.

- Bring right drive axle upward and secure, do not damage protective coating when doing this.

- Steering turned toward left.

- Mark installation position of ball joint bolts - arrows - on left control arm.





- Remove bolts - arrows -.

- Disengage left coupling rod - 1 - from control arm and rotate coupling rod upward.





- Swing out wheel bearing housing.

- Guide out left drive axle - 2 - between subframe and transmission.

- Bring drive axle upward and secure to suspension strut with wire, do not damage protective coating when doing this.

- Remove bracket for front exhaust pipe at subframe - arrows - and disengage.





- Disconnect exhaust system behind front exhaust pipe.

- Tie up exhaust system.

Flex joint of exhaust system must not be bent more than 10°, otherwise it may be damaged.

- Remove subframe.

- Disconnect hydraulic line - 1 - from transmission plate - arrow A -.





- Remove bolts - arrows B -.

- Carefully bring engine with transmission into tilt position. To do so, screw down left spindle (on transmission side) on engine support bridge (10 - 222 A) approx. 100 mm.

- Remove transmission plate - 1 - - arrows -.





Transmission Support (3282) is attached to Adjustment Plate (3282/42 A) for removing Direct Shift Automatic Transmission 02E.

- Place Adjustment Plate (3282/42 A) on to transmission support and align arms of transmission support corresponding to holes in adjustment plate.





Arrow symbol - B - points in direction of travel.

- Install attachments - A - and - C - (pin (3282/29)), as depicted on adjustment plate.

- Set transmission jack under vehicle.





- Align adjustment plate parallel to transmission.

- Now, install pin (3282/29) into transmission.

- Secure transmission on Transmission Support ( 3282) using bolt - arrow -.

- Support transmission from below by raising transmission support.

- Remove lower connecting bolts for engine/transmission.

- Press transmission off engine.

- Carefully lower transmission, make sure that no lines are pinched.