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Engine/Transmission Mount, Adjusting






Engine/Transmission Mount, Adjusting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Mount (T40093/5) , from the Engine Support Supplement Set (T40093)

• Moveable Joint (T40093/4) (Qty: 2), from the Engine Support Supplement Set (T40093)

• Moveable Joint (T40091/3) (Qty: 2), from the Engine Support Basic Set (T40091)

• Rail with Holes (T40091/2) , from the Engine Support Basic Set (T40091)

• Square Pipe (T40091/1) (Qty: 2) from the Engine Support Basic Set (T40091)

• Engine Support Bridge (10-222 A)

• Adapter (10-222 A/28)

• Shackle (10-222 A/12)

• Bracket with Spindle and Hook (10-222 A/10)

• Adapter (10-222 A/7)

• Support Bracket (10-222 A/31)

• Adapter (10-222 A/28-2) (Qty: 2)

• Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) (V.A.G 1331)

• Torque Wrench (40-200 Nm) (V.A.G 1332)

Procedure

• It is not necessary to remove the air filter housing if only the engine mount needs to be adjusted.

- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to => [ Air Filter Housing ] Air Filter Housing.

- Remove the air filter housing bracket. Refer to => [ Air Filter Housing Overview ] Air Filter Housing Overview.

- Remove the plenum chamber cover.

- Remove the left and right lock carrier bracket rear bolts - arrows -.






- Remove the lower mounts from the adapters (10-222 A/28) and replace them with the adapters (10-222 A/28-2).






- Remove the bolts - arrows - from the adapters (10-222 A /28-2).

- Use the bolts - arrows - from the adapters (10-222 A/28-2) to secure the adapters (10-222 A/28) to the lock carrier. Do not use the bolts for the lock carrier brackets.






- Tighten the bolts - arrows - to 8 Nm.

A second technician is needed to install the engine support bridge (10-222 A) to the vehicle in order to prevent the engine support bridge from tipping.

Install the engine support bridge as follows:






1. Adapter (10-222 A/31-2)

2. Moveable joint (T40091/3)

3. Adapter (10-222 A/31-1)

4. Moveable joint (T40093/4)

5. Square pipe (T40091/1)

6. Adapter (10-222 A/28) with adapter (10-222 A/28-2)

7. Bracket with spindle and hook (10-222 A/10)


- Install moveable joints (T40091/3) (- 2 -) onto the square pipe of the engine support bridge (10-222 A).

• The moveable joint (T40091/3) (- 2 -) bolts, when installed on the square pipe face the front.

- Install the engine support bridge (10-222 A) to the strut towers and have a second technician hold it to prevent it from falling over.

- Install the moveable joints (T40093/4) (- 4 -) onto the square pipes (T40091/1) (- 5 -).

- Install the square pipes (T40091/1) (- 5 -) on the left and right sides, through the adapters (10-222 A/28) (- 6 -) and the moveable joint (T40091/3) (- 2 -).

- Install the bracket with spindle and hook (10-222 A/10) (- 7 -) to the right side square pipe (T40091/1).

- Install the rail with holes (T40091/2) (- 9 -) with the mount (T40093/5) (- 10 -) into the moveable joints (T40093/4) (- 4 -).






1. Adapter (10-222 A/31-2)

2. Moveable joint (T40091/3)

3. Adapter (10-222 A/31-1)

4. Moveable joint (T40093/4)

5. Square pipe (T40091/1)

6. Adapter (10-222 A/28) with adapter (10-222 A/28-2)

7. Bracket with spindle and hook (10-222 A/10)

8. Adapter (10-222 A/7)

9. Rail with holes (T40091/2)

10. Mount (T40093/5)

11. Spindle (10-222 A/11)

12. Shackle (10-222 A/12)


- Insert the locking pins into the rail with holes (T40091/2) (- 9 -) and secure them with the cotter pins.

- Tighten all threaded connections on the engine support bridge (10-222 A) hand tight. Adjust the height of the engine support bridge (10-222 A) parallel over the adapter (10-222 A/28).

- Lengthen the right bracket with spindle and hook (10-222 A/10) (- 7 -) using the adapter (10-222 A/7) (- 8 -).

The hook on the adapter (10-222 A/7) faces downward and will be attached to the cylinder block later.

- Attach the left spindle (10-222 A/11) (- 11 -) to the shackle (10-222 A/12) (- 12 -).

- Position the spindles and hold the engine and transmission. Do not lift it.

- Replace the engine mount to engine mount bracket bolts - arrows - one after the other (if the was not already performed when the engine was installed) and tighten them hand tight.






- Replace the transmission mount to transmission mount bracket bolts - arrows - one after the other (if the was not already performed when the engine was installed) and tighten them hand tight.






- Loosen the engine/transmission mount to bracket bolts approximately 2 turns.

• Between the engine mount bracket - 2 - and right longitudinal member, there must be a clearance of 10 mm- a -.






• The casting edge on the engine mount bracket - 2 - must be parallel to the engine mount support arm - 1 -, dimension - x - must be the same at the front and the rear.

- The edges on the transmission mount support arm - 1 - and the transmission mount - 2 - are parallel on the transmission side.






• Dimension - x - is the same size on both sides of the mount.

- Tighten the engine/transmission mount bolts. For the specifications, refer to => [ Engine/Transmission Mounts Overview ] Engine/Transmission Mounts Overview.

Further installation is in the reverse order of removal.

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