Transmission, Installing
Transmission, installing
Install in reverse order, paying attention to the following:
- Clean splines of input shaft and apply a little lubricating grease G000 100.
Clutch plate must slide easily back and forth on input shaft.
- Apply a thin coat of copper grease, e.g. Z 381 351 TE, to contact surface for plunger on clutch release lever.
- Check clutch release bearing for wear and replace if necessary.
- If plastic ring of release bearing is loose, stick back onto bearing ring with adhesive AMV 195 KD1 01.
Three rectangular lugs -arrows- on plastic ring engage in recesses in bearing ring.
If scores deeper than 0.5 mm are present, replace release bearing.
- Check whether dowel sleeves for centering engine/transmission in cylinder block have been installed and install if necessary.
- Make sure intermediate plate, if installed, is correctly positioned at engine.
- Using a thread tap, remove residual locking fluid from all threaded holes bearing self-locking bolts.
- Replace all self-locking nuts.
- Raise transmission until clutch slave cylinder can be installed together with holder for hose/pipe assembly (arrow).
- Screw in bolts for lower engine/transmission connection and for starter; to do so, insert starter.
- Screw tunnel crossmember onto transmission mount -4-.
- Lift transmission using engine/transmission lifter VAG 1383 A and firmly screw tunnel crossmember to body.
- Screw drive shaft to transmission.
Drive shaft, removing and installing.
- Align exhaust system free of stress.
- Checking oil level in manual transmission.
- Checking shift adjustment, re-adjusting if necessary.
See Caution for connecting Telematics battery
- After connecting battery, enter radio anti-theft code.
go to Radio operating instructions
- Connect battery.
^ On re-connecting battery, remember to check and activate vehicle equipment (radio, clock, convenience electric etc.).
Tightening torques
Fastening 4-cylinder 1.9L turbo diesel and 1.8L petrol engine to transmission
A: Dowel sleeves for centering