Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 114

collar bolt -arrow- a maximum 90°, otherwise the wheel bear‐

ing will get damaged. Refer to ⇒  Suspension, Wheels, Steer‐

ing; Rep. Gr.  40 ; Drive Axles, Removing and Installing .

– Raise the vehicle and remove the front wheels.
– Remove the noise insulation. Refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep.

Gr.  50 ; Noise Insulation .

– Remove the left front housing liner. Refer to ⇒  Body Exterior;

Rep. Gr.  66 ; Wheel Housing Liner; Front Wheel Housing Lin‐

er, Removing and Installing .

Vehicles with Power Steering
– Remove the brackets and the power steering lines from the

transmission.

Continuation for All Vehicles

27 ; Starter; Starter, Removing and Installing .

Caution

Risk of damaging the decoupling element.

♦ Do not bend the decoupling element more than 10°.
♦ Do not load the decoupling element.
♦ Do not damage the wire mesh on the decoupling element.

– Separate the exhaust system at the double clamp and remove

Gr.  26 .

– Remove the pendulum support: First bolt -A- then bolts -B-.

Note

When installing, first tighten bolts -B-, and then the bolts -A-. Refer

to ⇒  Suspension, Wheels, Steering; Rep. Gr.  40 ; Subframe;

Overview - Subframe for the tightening specifications.

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both sides.

Refer to ⇒  Suspension, Wheels, Steering; Rep. Gr.  40 ; Front

Suspension and Control Arm; Overview - Front Suspension and

Control Arm for the tightening specifications.

– If equipped, remove the heat shield above the right drive axle

-arrows-.

– Remove both drive axles from the transmission. Refer to ⇒ 

moving and Installing .

– Remove the left drive axle. Refer to ⇒  Suspension, Wheels,

– Lift the right drive axle as far as possible and then tie it up.

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if equipped.

– Remove the transmission mount bolts -2- to the transmission

bracket -A- and remove the transmission bracket bolts -1- to

the transmission.

– Remove the transmission bracket -A-. To do this slightly lower

the engine with the transmission using the Engine Support

Bridge - 10-222A- spindle.

Four turns are sufficient.
– Remove the lower connecting bolts between the engine and

the transmission.

– For safety, leave one bolt installed that is easily accessible.
The hole for the converter bolts on the back of the engine is cov‐

ered with a rubber plug.
– Remove this plug.

– Remove the six converter nuts -arrow- with the Socket - Sw15

- V/175- .

Note

Carefully rotate the engine further!

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mission with the Engine and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931- , the

Transmission Support - 3282- and the Transmission Support

- Mounting Plate 36 - 3282/36- .

– Secure the transmission to the Transmission Support - 3282-

using the nut -1- on the double bolt.

– Remove the last bolt.
– Press the transmission off of the engine, at the same time

press the torque converter off of the engine drive plate.

– Guide the transmission past the power steering line, if instal‐

led, and past the subframe when lowering it. Adjust the Trans‐

mission Support - 3282- slightly, if necessary.

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