Transmission Mount: Service and Repair

Transmission Mounts

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Engine support bridge (10 - 222 A)

• Adapter (10 - 222 A /8)

• Shackle (10 - 222 A /12)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1331)

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

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

Removing

- Remove engine cover.

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

- Switch ignition off and disconnect battery Ground (GND) cable.

- Remove power steering reservoir from battery holder, do not kink hoses while doing this.

- Connect reservoir to lock carrier.

- Remove battery and battery holder.

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





- Disconnect Secondary Air Injection (AIR) pump hose - 3 - from air filter housing.

- Remove bolts - 4 -, - 5 - and - 6 -.

- Remove air filter completely.

- Insert engine support bridge (10 - 222 A) with adapter (10 - 222 A /8).





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

- If hose and cable connections are found in the 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) using shackle (10 - 222 A /12) on engine lifting eyelet.

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

Vehicles with 2.5L 5-cylinder engine

- Disconnect wires - 1 - from transport strap - 3 -.





- Remove bolts - 2 - and remove transport strap - 3 -.

- Insert a shackle (10 - 222 A /12) into engine eyelet - arrow -.

- Attach engine support bridge (10 - 222 A) with adapter (10 - 222 A /8) and adapter (10 - 222 A /3) in front of gas-filled strut for hood.





• The right adapter (10 - 222 A /3) with tension belt (T10038) must not be used.

Continued for all vehicles

- Remove bolts - 2 - in order to loosen transmission bracket - A - from transmission mount.





- Remove cover from cable channel - A -.





- Set aside wiring harness - B - in order to reach mounting bolts - 1 - and - 2 -.

- Remove mounting bolts - 1 - and - 2 -.

- Remove transmission mount - C -.

Installing

Installation is in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Install transmission mount - C -.





- Both bolts - 1 - must be replaced.





- Carefully pull up transmission to transmission mount using engine support bridge spindles.

CAUTION!
Before installing the transmission bracket/transmission mounting bolts, ensure that the bracket and mounting are absolutely parallel to one another or the threads will be damaged. Press the transmission upward in the area of the final drive using Engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A ), if necessary.

- Bolt transmission mount to transmission plate - A - with bolts - 2 -, see tightening torques => Transmission.





CAUTION!
Only remove engine support bridge (10 - 222 A) when bolts for left and right subframe mounts are tightened to tightening torque.