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Valve Body, Removing and Installing



Valve body, removing and installing, 01M, 4 Spd. A/T

Special tools and workshop equipment required

3373 Lever for conductor strip:




V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench or equivalent:








CAUTION! Do not run the engine or tow the vehicle with the oil pan removed or when there is no ATF in the transmission.

Note:
^ The valve body or the conductor strip can also be removed when the transmission is installed.
^ The conductor strip can be removed individually.
^ After re-installing the oil pan, fill with ATF.
^ Always replace a valve body which is faulty.

1 - Plug
^ Always replace seal go to Fig. 2
^ Checking ATF level and topping-up

2 - Overflow pipe
^ Remove to drain ATF go to Fig. 1
^ Screw in onto stop
^ Checking ATF level and topping-up

3 - Oil pan
4 - Bolt
^ 12 Nm

5 - Magnet
^ Insert in recess in oil pan

6 - Spacer bushing
^ Press into gasket

7 - Gasket
^ Always replace
^ Press spacer bushings into gasket

8 - ATF screen
^ Installing go to Fig. 10

9 - Bolt
^ 5 Nm
^ Tighten two centering bolts (arrow) first by hand

10 - Gasket
^ Always replace
^ Insert in valve body

11 - Valve body
^ Removing go to Fig. 4
^ Installing go to Fig. 9
^ Marking go to Fig. 6
^ Installing seal item -10-

12 - Bolt
^ 10 Nm

13 - O-ring
^ For cable transition piece
^ Always replace

14 - Conductor strip
^ With cable transition piece and connector
^ Can be removed and installed with transmission installed

15 - Retaining bracket
^ For conductor strip connector, installing go to Fig. 11

16 - Bolt
^ 20 Nm

17 - Plug for solenoid valves
^ Pull off solenoid valves with 3373 go to Fig. 3

18 - Sealing plug
^ Take out before removing and installing freewheel
^ Insert so that tab is located in groove on housing go to Fig. 5
^ Place O-rings onto sealing plug

19 - O-ring
^ Always replace

20 - O-ring
^ Always replace

21 - Operating rod for manual selector valve
^ Unhooking go to Fig. 4
^ Install with stepped side facing manual selector valve go to Fig. 7
^ Adjusting go to Fig. 8





Fig. 1 Draining ATF
- Place container under transmission.
- Remove plug -2-.
- Remove overflow pipe -1- and allow ATF to drain.
- Screw overflow pipe in onto stop.





Fig. 2 Replacing plug seal
- Cut open seal (arrow) with side cutting pliers.

Note: Always replace seal.

- After repairs install new seal to plug and screw in hand tight when filling with ATF.
- Fill with 3 liters of ATF then check ATF level and top-up.





Fig. 3 Removing conductor strip
- Place 3373 onto stop under solenoid valve plug.
- Pull plug off with 3373 in direction of arrow.
- Remove bolt -1-.





Fig. 4 Removing valve body/unhooking operating rod
When removing the valve body the manual selector valve -1- remains in the valve body.
- Shift selector lever/shaft into position "1".
- Pull manual selector valve out until it is just possible to unhook operating rod -2-.
- Secure manual selector valve so that it cannot fall out.





Fig. 5 Inserting sealing plug

Note: Pull the sealing plug out of the housing before removing and installing the freewheel or the sealing plug and the O-ring will be damaged.

- Fit O-rings to sealing plug.
- Insert sealing plug in hole in transmission housing (arrow).





Fig. 6 Identification of valve body
The code letters are stamped on a metal tab. The metal tab must remain on the valve body.
Application of valve body/transmission





Fig. 7 Hooking operating rod onto manual selector valve
- Turn manual selector valve -1- so that shoulder is toward operating rod.
- Guide operating rod -2- with manual selector into valve body.





Fig. 8 Adjusting operating rod for manual selector valve
- Move selector shaft to position "P".
- Push operating rod with manual selector valve into valve body as far as stop (direction of arrow) and tighten bolt to 4 Nm.

Note: Manual selector valve must always be resting against the stop. Counter-hold in direction of arrow when tightening bolt. Always replace bolt and manual selector valve retaining clip.





Fig. 9 Installing valve body
- Route conductor strip as illustrated and when installing do not kink or twist.





Fig. 10 Installing ATF screen
- Insert seal in valve body before installing ATF screen
- Firmly press ATF screen onto valve body.





Fig. 11 Installing securing clip with bolt for conductor strip connector
- Connect conductor strip connector to lower retainer.
- Fit upper retainer with recess (arrow) onto connector tab.
- Tighten bolt to 20 Nm.