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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

– 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.

• Place adapters -10 - 222 A /8- on upper longitudinal carriers,

directly before the raised portion (-arrow 1-) next to bolt

(-arrow 2-).

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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.

To remove gearbox 0AM, set up gearbox support -3282- with ad‐

justment plate -3282/59- and push onto engine and gearbox

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.

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in .

Transporting gearbox and securing to assembly stand

⇒ page 111

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Installing gearbox 

⇒ page 104

 .

If gearbox is to be sent:

In some cases, there are retainers on the front of the gearbox.
– Remove retainers if installing a “new” gearbox, because there

are no retainers on a “new” gearbox.

– Install right flange shaft of gearbox with flange shafts

⇒ page 118

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4.6

Installing gearbox

– Please read these important work steps before installing gear‐

box.

– In some cases, there are brackets on the front of the removed

gearbox. Attach these brackets to the “new” gearbox.

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