Part 1

Transmission, removing
Vehicles with 1.8 Liter 4-cyl. Turbo engine (also applies to Cabriolet)

Special tools and workshop equipment required





- Engine support bracket 10-222 A
- Removal lever 80-200
- Transmission support 3282
- Alignment plate 3282/30
- Engine/transmission jack VA.G 1383 A





- Move selector lever into position P".
- Slide battery cover to right (arrow -1-) and lift off (arrow -2-).

CAUTION: Before beginning repairs on the electrical system:
^ Obtain the anti-theft radio security code.
^ Switch the ignition off.
^ Disconnect the battery Ground (GND) strap.
^ On vehicles equipped with Audi Telematics by OnStar, switch off the emergency (back-up) battery for the Telematic/Telephone Control Module prior to disconnecting the vehicle battery.
^ After reconnecting vehicle battery, re-code and check operation of anti-theft radio. Also check operation of clock and power windows.





- With ignition switched off, disconnect battery Ground strap (arrow).





- Remove engine cover panel (arrows).





- Set up support bar 10-222 A on wing panel flanges. Spindle goes towards rear of vehicle.
- Uncover lifting eye at back of engine.
- Connect hook on spindle with lifting eye on back of engine.
- Take up some engine weight by tightening spindle of support bar, but do not lift.
- Remove both front wheels.





- On vehicles equipped with an auxiliary heater, remove screws (arrows) securing exhaust pipe of auxiliary/additional heater to sound insulation.





- Loosen bolts and release quick-fasteners -1 ... 3- and take off front and rear sound insulation panels.





- Unbolt bracket for sound insulation (arrows).





- Remove cover plates on underside of vehicle inner left -2- and inner right -1 -.





- Remove front crossmember on underside of vehicle -1 ... 6-.





- Remove rear crossmember on underside of vehicle -1 ... 4-.

Note: The flexible pipe connection (de-coupling element) on the front exhaust pipe must not be bent more than 10 otherwise it can be damaged.





- Loosen clamp (arrows) on exhaust system and disconnect exhaust pipe.
- Remove heat shield for exhaust system.





- Remove universal support plate VAG 1359/2 from engine and transmission jack VAG 1383 A and place a square block of wood -1onto piston arm.
- Support tunnel crossmember using engine/transmission jack VAG 1383 A.

WARNING!: Injury risk! The front lock carrier must be installed on the vehicle.





- First unscrew bolts -1- and -2-, then bolts -3- and -4-.
- Slowly lower tunnel crossmember using engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A.





- Remove nuts (arrows) and disconnect tunnel crossmember.





- Remove heat shield -1- for right drive shaft.
- Unbolt left and right-hand drive shafts from transmission flange.





- Unbolt and remove support bracket -1- for front exhaust pipe.
- Loosen bolts (arrows) securing front exhaust pipe to catalytic converter.

Note: The flexible pipe connection (de-coupling element) on the front exhaust pipe must not be bent more than 10 otherwise it can be damaged.

- Remove front exhaust pipe.

Note: Observe rules for cleanliness when working on the automatic transmission.

- Place a drip tray underneath.





- Unscrew union nuts -1- and -2- and disconnect ATF lines.
- Unbolt brackets for ATF lines (arrows).





- Unbolt ATF filter from transmission (arrows).





- Unscrew union nuts -1- and -2- and disconnect ATF lines.
- Unbolt bracket for ATF lines (arrow).





- Remove bolt (arrow) and disconnect ATF lines from transmission.
- Takeoff ATF lines.





- Release connector -A- in direction of arrow and disconnect from transmission.
- Move wiring harness clear.





- Unscrew bolts -2- and remove mounting base -3- for selector lever cable.





- Use removal lever 80-200 to pry selector lever cable -A- from selector shaft lever (arrow).





- Remove support from transmission (arrows).





- Remove bolts -1 ... 5- and -11- on engine/transmission flange.

Note:
^ Only loosen the bolt -Item 6-. The bolt remains in the bore tightened slightly (hand-tight).
^ The starter does not have to be removed.

- Install transmission support 3282 on engine and transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A.





- Set adjustment plate 3282/30 down on transmission support 3282. (Adjustment plate fits in one position only).
- Align arms of transmission support according to holes in adjustment plate.
- Attach support elements as illustrated on adjustment plate.





- Run transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A with transmission support 3282 in under transmission and take up weight of transmission.

Note: The arrow symbol on the adjusting plate points in the direction of travel.

- Align adjustment plate parallel to transmission and secure support to transmission with bolt M10 x 20 (arrow).
- Use engine and transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A to lift transmission up slightly.

Cabriolet

Note: On Audi Cabriolet vehicles the following additional steps are required in order to remove the four bottom engine transmission bolts





- Unbolt torque reaction support (arrows).





- Loosen nuts -1- on left and right sides, and swivel stabilizer bar -2 downward.
- Unscrew nuts -3- on left and right engine mounts until bottom of nuts is flush with studs (arrow).
- Using support bar 10-222 A, lift engine until two nuts -3- (on left and right sides) come into contact with bottom of mount.





All models
- Remove bolts-7-to -10- on engine/transmission flange.