Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 622

♦ Engine Support - Basic Set Square Pipe - T40091/1- (quantity

2)

♦ Engine Support - Basic Set Movable Joint - T40091/3- (quan‐

tity 2)

♦ Engine Support - Supplement Kit Spindle - T40093/3- (quan‐

tity 2) from the Engine Support - Supplement Kit - T40093A-

♦ Engine Support Brackets - T40093/3-6- (quantity 2)
♦ Engine Bung Set - VAS6122-

♦ Engine and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931- or Engine/Gearbox

Jack - VAG1383A-

♦ Socket - Sw15 - V/175-

♦ Hose Clip Pliers
Tool Development
– If the adapter for Engine Support Bridge - Engine Support 4 -

10-222A/4- does not have the indicated holes -arrow- shown

they must be added.

• Dimension -a- = 225 mm
• Hole diameter = 12.5 mm
Removing

Note

♦

Pay attention to 

⇒ “3 Repair Information”, page 4

 .

♦

Reinstall cable ties that were loosened or cut off during re‐

moval at same locations during installation.

– With the vehicle still standing on its wheels, loosen the left and

right twelve-point bolt -arrow- a maximum 90°, otherwise the

wheel bearing will get damaged. Refer to ⇒  Suspension,

Wheels, Steering; Rep. Gr.  40 ; Drive Axle; Drive Axle Threa‐

ded Connection, Loosening and Tightening .

Note

Do not place vehicle on floor after loosening screw.

– Slightly lift the vehicle, all four take-up points of lifting platform

at same height.

– Move the selector lever into »P«.
– Disconnect the battery. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep.

Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery, Disconnecting and Connecting .

– Remove the air filter housing. Refer to ⇒  Engine Mechanical,

Fuel Injection and Ignition; Rep. Gr.  24 ; Air Filter; Air Filter

Housing, Removing and Installing

– Remove the battery and the battery tray -1-. Refer to ⇒  Elec‐

trical Equipment; Rep. Gr.  27 ; Battery; Battery Tray, Remov‐

ing and Installing .

– Pry the selector lever cable -1- off the selector lever -3-, for

example, using a wrench.

The adjusting screw -2- must not be loosened.
– Disconnect the connector from the Multifunction Transmission

Range Switch - F125- .

– Disengage the selector lever cable -1- from the bracket -2- clip

-3-.

– Remove the cable bracket -4- from the transmission to do this

remove the bolts -arrows-.

Note

♦

Do not remove the clip -5-.

♦

Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

– Removing starter. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr. 

27 ; Starter; Starter, Removing and Installing .

– Place lint-free cloth on to ATF cooler and transmission to ab‐

sorb exiting coolant.

Note

♦

Mark the ATF cooler coolant hoses to prevent confusing them

when installing them later.

♦

The coolant system is under pressure when the engine is

warm.

♦

Cover the cap on the reservoir with a cloth and open it carefully

before removing the coolant hoses.

– Clamp the coolant hoses with Hose Clamps - Up To 25mm -

3094- and remove them from the ATF cooler.

– Seal the coolant hoses and connections with plugs taken from

Engine Bung Set - VAS6122- .

– Remove the upper transmission bolts -arrows- to the engine,

for example, with a 12-point double joint socket insert -A-.

– Remove the filler tube for the windshield washer system wash‐

er fluid reservoir. Refer to ⇒  Electrical Equipment; Rep. Gr. 

92 ; Windshield Washer System; Washer Fluid Reservoir, Re‐

moving and Installing .

– Insert the Engine Support Bridge - Engine Support 29 -

10-222A/29- between the fender bolting edge and the fender

bolting plate underneath it on both sides of the vehicle.

♦ Engine Support Bridge - Engine Support 29 - 10-222A/29- in‐

stallation position:

Adapter -L- is installed on the right side of the vehicle:
– The Adapter -arrow- locks in the opening on the fender.
The Adapter -R- is installed on the left side of the vehicle:
– The Adapter -arrow- locks in the opening on the fender.