Volkswagen Golf Variant, Jetta. Manual - part 24

overview - front wheel housing .

installing drive shafts .

Only in vehicles with flange shafts
– If fitted, remove the heat shield over the right-hand drive shaft.

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work.

The surface protection of the shafts must not be damaged. Plastic

cable ties or a pair of tensioning straps -T10038- are therefore

very good for this.

Secure both drive shafts to suspension struts using tensioning

straps -T10038- .

– Remove right flange shaft of gearbox.
Bolt has a 6 mm hexagon socket. Bolt can also be removed and

installed with socket -V.A.G 1669- .
Torque setting: 30 Nm
Continuation for all vehicles

– Remove all retainers and brackets from front of gearbox.

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– Remove filler pieces from upper edges of both wings.

– Support engine and gearbox with support bracket -10-222 A-

but do not raise.

Secure shackle -10 - 222 A /16- to gearbox housing.

Remove all bolts -1- and -2- for bracket.
– Then lower engine and gearbox slightly using spindles of sup‐

port bracket -10 - 222 A- or adapter -10 - 222 A /16- so that

bracket can be removed.

At most, 5 turns are sufficient to remove bracket.
In many cases, the spindle does not need to be lowered further

for the later removal of the gearbox.

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support -V.A.G 1383 A- .
– Align arms of gearbox support according to holes in adjust‐

ment plate -3282/59- .

– Screw in support elements as illustrated on adjustment plate

-3282/59- .

– Position engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A- under vehi‐

cle.

• Arrow on adjustment plate -3282/59- points in direction of trav‐

el.

– Align gearbox support -3282- parallel to gearbox.
– Screw pin -3282/29- into “rear” hole for pendulum support.

– Place both remaining attachments onto gearbox as shown.

When doing this, place sheet metal of drift under gearbox

housing and not under mechatronic unit.

– Secure gearbox with tensioning strap -T10038- .
– Raise gearbox and engine support -V.A.G 1383 A- from below

to support gearbox.

The gearbox is separated from the engine in this position.
– Remove remaining engine/gearbox connecting bolts.
– Press gearbox off engine, “observing selector lever cable” and

lower gearbox.

Note

♦

Distance between engine flange and gearbox flange should

be about 50 mm before gearbox is lowered.

♦

Be careful of all lines and coolant hoses when lowering gear‐

box.

Crankshaft, pulling needle bearing from crankshaft and driving

in .

Transporting gearbox and securing to assembly stand

⇒ page 111

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Installing gearbox 

⇒ page 104

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If gearbox is to be sent:

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