Transmission Removing

Transmission (vehicles with 2.0 L TFSI engine, also Audi Cabriolet), removing - 01J, Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Engine support bridge 10-222 A
^ Pry lever 80-200
^ Transmission support 3282
^ Adjustment plate 3282/30
^ Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required





^ Fender insert pads T40045

Work procedure
- Place selector lever in position "P".

CAUTION!
Observe procedures for disconnecting battery.





- Slide cover over battery to right - arrow 1 - and pull it off upwards - arrow 2 -.





- With ignition switched off, disconnect Battery Ground (GND) wire -arrow-.





- Remove engine cover -arrows-.
- Pull off sealing rubber at bolted flanges of fender.





- To prevent damage to bolted flanges of fender when using engine support bridge 10-222 A, insert fender insert pads T40045 on both sides between bolted flange of fender and web plate lying beneath.





- Position engine support bridge 10-222 A with adapters 10-222/3 on to bolted flanges of fender.
- Position engine support bridge 10-222 A with adapters 10-222 A/3 on to bolted flanges of fender.
- Engage spindles onto engine lifting eyes as shown.
- Pre-tension engine slightly using spindles on engine support bridge.





- Remove both front wheels.
- On vehicles equipped with auxiliary heater, remove bolts -arrows- for exhaust pipe of auxiliary/additional heater to noise insulation.





- Loosen quick-release screws - 1 to 3 - and remove front and rear noise insulation.





- Remove noise insulation bracket -arrows-.





- Remove vehicle floor plates at inside left -2- and inside right -1-.





- Remove bolts - 1 through 4 - and remove rear cross member for vehicle floor.





- Remove bolts - 1 to 6 - to remove front cross member for vehicle floor.





Note:
^ Flex joint in front exhaust pipe must not be bent more than 10°, otherwise it may be damaged.

- Loosen bolts of front double clamp -arrows-.
- To disconnect exhaust system, slide clamping sleeve toward rear.
- Remove heat shield for exhaust system.





- Place plunger of Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A with a block of wood inserted in between -1- on transmission at bottom.
- Support tunnel cross member using Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A.

CAUTION!
The lock carrier must be installed - danger of injury.





- First remove bolts -1- and -2-, then bolts -3- and -4-.
- Slowly lower tunnel cross member using Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A.





- Remove nuts -arrows- and remove tunnel cross member.





- Remove heat shield -1- for right drive axle.
- Remove drive axle from transmission flange on left and right sides.

Note:
^ Flex joint in front exhaust pipe must not be bent more than 10°, otherwise it may be damaged.





- Loosen bolts of front double clamp -arrows-.
- To disconnect exhaust system, slide clamping sleeve toward rear.





- Remove bolts -arrows- for front exhaust pipe/catalytic converter connection.
- Remove nut -1- on front exhaust pipe bar and remove front exhaust pipe.





Note:
^ Observe the rules of cleanliness for working on automatic transmissions.

- Place an oil receptacle underneath transmission.
- Remove union nuts -1- and -2- and disconnect ATF lines.
- Remove bracket for ATF-lines -arrows-.





- Remove ATF filter on transmission -arrows-.





- Remove union nuts -1- and -2- and disconnect ATF lines.
- Remove bracket for ATF-lines -arrows-.





- Remove bolt -arrow- and remove ATF lines from transmission.
- Disconnect ATF lines.





- Disengage electrical harness connector -1- and disconnect it from transmission.
- Move wiring harness -arrows- to clear engine.

Note:
^ For the sake of illustration, shown with transmission removed.





- Remove bracket -3- for selector lever cable by first removing bolts -2-.





- Using pry lever 80-200, press selector lever cable -A- from lever for selector shaft -arrow-.





- Remove bolts -2- and remove transmission support -1- from transmission.





- Remove bolts - 1 to 5 - and -11- on engine/transmission flange.
- Loosen bolt -6- only and then tighten by hand.

Note:
^ Starter must not be removed.





- Mount transmission support 3282 on Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A.
- Set Template 3282/30 on to transmission support 3282 (template only fits in one position).
- Align arms of transmission support to correspond with holes in adjustment plate.
- Attach support elements on adjustment plate, as illustrated.





- Move engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A with transmission mount 3282 under transmission and support transmission.

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

- Align template parallel to transmission and secure to transmission using a bolt M10 x 20 -arrow-.

Audi Cabriolet:

Note:
^ So that the 4 engine/transmission connecting bolts at bottom can be removed on the Audi Cabriolet, the following work steps must also be performed:

- Raise transmission slightly using Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A.





- Remove bolts -arrows- and remove torque support.

Note:
^ Disregard -1-.





- Remove left and right nuts -1- and swing stabilizer bar -2- downward.
- Remove nuts -3- at engine mount on left and right far enough until lower edge of nut is flush with threaded pin -arrow-.
- Raise engine using engine support bridge 10-222 A far enough until both nuts -3- (on left and right sides) make contact on plate from below.

All:





- Remove bolts - 7 to 10 - at engine/transmission flange.

Audi Cabriolet:
- Lower engine again.
- Lower transmission again slowly.

All:
- Tie up drive axles.
- Remove last engine/transmission mounting bolt.
- Press off transmission from bushings and let it down carefully.