Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 340

retaining brackets.

– Remove the lower mounts on the Engine Support Bridge - En‐

gine Support 28 - 10-222A/28- and replace them with the

Engine Support Bridge - Engine Support 28-2 - 10-222A/

28-2- .

– Remove the bolts -arrows- for securing the engine support

bridge on the lock carrier from the Engine Support Bridge -

Engine Support 28-2 - 10-222A/28-2- .

• Use the bolts present in the Engine Support Bridge - Engine

Support 28-2 - 10-222A/28-2- for attaching the Engine Support

Bridge - Engine Support 28 - 10-222A/28- . Not the bolts for

the retaining bracket.

– Install the Engine Support Bridge - Engine Support 28 -

10-222A/28- and tighten the bolts to 8 Nm -arrows-.

Caution

A second technician is needed to mount the Engine Support

Bridge on the vehicle to prevent the Engine Support Bridge

from tipping.

– If there are hose and cable connections located near the en‐

gine lifting eyes for the Engine Support Bridge - 10-222A- ,

these must now be removed.

Install the Engine Support Bridge - 10-222A- as shown.
– First slide the Moveable Joints -2- onto the Square Pipe from

the Engine Support Bridge - 10-222A- .

– Mount the Engine Support Bridge - 10-222A- on the suspen‐

sion strut towers and have a second technician hold it to

prevent it from tipping.

– Push the Engine Support - Basic Set - Square Pipe -

T40091/1- - 6- from the front left and right through the Engine

Support Bridge - Engine Support 28 - 10-222A/28- - 7- and

place on each side of the Engine Support - Supplement Kit -

Movable Joint - T40093/4- - 5-.

– Slide the Engine Support - Basic Set - Rail with Holes -

T40091/2- - 4- with the Engine Support - Supplement Kit -

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- Moveable Joint - T40093/4- - 5-.

– Install the locking pins into the Engine Support - Basic Set -

Rail with Holes - T40091/2- -4- and secure it with the cotter

pins.

1 - Engine Support Bridge - En‐

gine Support 31 - Adapter 2 -

10-222A/31-2-
2 - Engine Support - Basic Set

- Moveable Joint - T40091/3-
3 - Engine Support Bridge - En‐

gine Support 31 - Adapter 1 -

10-222A/31-1-
4 - Engine Support - Basic Set

- Rail with Holes - T40091/2-
5 - Engine Support - Supple‐

ment Kit - Movable Joint -

T40093/4-
6 - Engine Support - Basic Set

- Square Pipe - T40091/1-
7 - Engine Support Bridge - En‐

gine Support 28 - 10-222A/28-

with Engine Support Bridge -

Engine Support 28-2 -

10-222A/28-2-
8 - Engine Support Bridge -

Spindle - 10-222A/11-
9 - Engine Support - Supple‐

ment Kit - Mount 5 - T40093/5-
10 - Engine Support - Bracket

w/Spindle and Hook -

10-222A/10-

– Tighten all the threaded connections on the Engine Support

Bridge - 10-222A- hand-tight. While doing so, adjust the height

of the Engine Support Bridge - 10-222A- parallel over the En‐

gine Support Bridge - Engine Support 28 - 10-222A/28- .

– Pretension the engine/transmission assembly with the spin‐

dles, but do not lift.

– Loosen left and right front wheel bolts.
– Lift the vehicle, all four mounts from lifting platform at the same

height.

– 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; Overview - Front Wheel

Housing Liner .

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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 clamping sleeve and re‐

Gr.  26 .

– Tie up the front exhaust pipe.

– Remove the bolts -11- and then remove the pendulum support

from the transmission.

– Secure the subframe before removing. Refer to ⇒  Suspen‐

sion, Wheels, Steering; Rep. Gr.  40 ; Subframe; Subframe,

Securing .

Note

If the -subframe- is not secured, a vehicle alignment must be per‐

formed later.

– Remove the subframe and steering gear. Refer to ⇒  Suspen‐

sion, Wheels, Steering; Rep. Gr.  40 ; Subframe .

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moving and Installing .

– Tie the right drive axle as high up as possible.
– Move the left drive axle to the rear and secure it. Be careful

not to damage the surface protection.

– There may be a small cover plate on the plate between the

engine and transmission above the right flange shaft. Remove

this cover plate -A-, if equipped.

– Remove the bolts -1 and 2- from the transmission bracket

-A-.

– Then lower the engine/transmission slightly using the Engine

Support Bridge - 10-222A- spindles so that the transmission

bracket can be removed.

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