Withdrawal
Remove the engine hood. Remove engine cover -arrows-.
Remove the noise shield located below, to do this, disconnect the crankcase breather hose.
Remove the oil dipstick from the guide tube. Remove the dipstick oil guide tube. Pos. -2-disregard. Remove the right front wheel. Remove noise insulation -arrows-. Position oil extractor -VAG 1782- under engine. Drain the oil. Drain transmission oil. Unplug electrical connector at oil level and oil temperature sender -G266-. Unclip electrical wiring to oil level and temperature sender -G266- and engine speed sender -G28- from oil filter holder.
Unscrew bolts -1- and -3- and remove engine spore. Pos.-2- ignore.
Unscrew heat shield -arrow- for right drive shaft.
Loosen bolt -1- for connecting rod on support arm -2-.
Hold the right carrier arm nut with a 5 mm Allen key and unscrew it.
1. Allen key 5 mm, handle shortened by 10 mm. 2. Device for installing rings. 3. Torque wrench -VAG 1331-.
Fit joint puller -1- as shown in illustration and push out right control arm.
Instruction. When installing the hinge puller, make sure that the bellows of the drive room are not damaged.
For reassembly, mark the installation position of the drive shaft to the flange shaft on the gearbox. Use pliers -3340- to release hose clamp on dust cover on gearbox side.
Carefully! When removing the drive shaft from the flanged axle shaft, balls may fall out. Protect the balls from falling out with adhesive tape.
Tilt the spring strut outward and remove the drive shaft from the flange shaft. Tie the drive shaft to the side member.
Instruction. When removing, be careful not to damage the surface of the drive shaft.
Unscrew bolt -1- and remove axle shaft with flange -2- together with spring -3-, washer -4- and cone -5- from gearbox.
Unscrew the top bolt of the dipstick guide tube from the oil filter holder. Unlock the right air duct on the oil pan. Remove bolts securing oil pan to gearbox -arrows-.
Loosen bolts -1...18- crosswise and remove them. Remove the oil pan using a rubber mallet if necessary.
Installation
Install in reverse order, removing sealant residue from oil sump and cylinder block, e.g. using a rotating plastic brush. Clean the landing surfaces; they must be free of oil and grease. Cut off the tip of the tube at the front mark (About holes approx. 2 mm). Apply sealant to the clean seating surface of the oil pan as shown.
Sealant bead thickness: 2...3 mm.
Instruction. The bead of sealant must not be thicker than 3 mm, otherwise excess sealant may enter the oil pan and clog the strainer in the oil pickup pipe. In the area of the rear seal. flange -arrows-, be especially careful when applying the sealant. The oil pan must be installed within 5 minutes after the sealant has been applied.
Fit oil pan immediately and tighten bolts to 5 Nm.
Tighten the oil sump bolts on the gearbox.
Instruction. When installing the oil pan with the engine removed, make sure that the pan is flush with the cylinder block. After installing the oil pan, the sealant must dry for approx. 30 minutes. Only then can oil be added.
Install drive shaft. Install the carrier arm. Install the engine mount. Fill with oil and check its level. Fill with transmission oil.
Tightening torques:
- Oil pan to cylinder block: 15 Nm
- Oil pan to gearbox: 45 Nm
- Oil drain plug: 30 Nm
- Guide tube for oil dipstick to oil filter holder: 10 Nm
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