Removing and installing input shaft, pinion shaft, selector rods and gearbox cover — AUDI
Removing and installing input shaft, pinion shaft, selector rods and gearbox cover on Audi: factory workshop procedure.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📋 Procedure
ℹ️ Torque figures below come verbatim from workshop data — always cross-check against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening.
Selector rod with selector fork for 3rd and 4th gear
Dismantling and assembling => Page
34-101
Replacing mounting bushes
=> Page
34-101
Input shaft
Dismantling and assembling => Page
35-1
Adjusting =>Page
35-19
Servicing input shaft bearings => Page
35-19
Left stop bolt - 40 Nm
The stop bolts are made of different materials for aluminium and magnesium gearboxes.
Allocation
=> Parts List
Washer
Relay shaft
Installation position => Fig.
34-101
Washer
Right stop bolt - 40 Nm
The stop bolts are made of different materials for aluminium and magnesium gearboxes.
Allocation
=> Parts List
Selector shaft
Installation position => Page
34-101
Replacing selector shaft sealing ring => Page
34-101
Detent segment
Installation position => Page
34-101
TORX-screw - 25 Nm
With shoulder to secure the detent segment spring
Selector rod with selector fork for 1st/2nd/5th and reverse gear
Dismantling and assembling => Page
34-101
Removing and installing ball sleeves => Fig.
34-107
Pinion shaft
Dismantling and assembling => Page
35-23
Adjusting =>Page
39-41
Servicing pinion shaft bearings => Page
35-23
Gearbox cover
Aluminium version: must only be fitted to an aluminium gearbox housing
Magnesium version: must only be fitted to a magnesium gearbox housing
Note identification markings
=>Fig.
34-86
Apply thin coat of sealing paste AMV 188 001 02 to sealing surfaces
Removing and installing oil collector => Fig.
34-86
Gearbox housing
Aluminium version: must only be fitted to an aluminium gearbox cover
Magnesium version: must only be fitted to a magnesium gearbox cover
Note identification markings =>Fig.
2
Allocate components according to gearbox code letters using Parts Catalogue=> Page
00-3
onwards
TORX-screw - 22 Nm
For aluminium gearboxes: black, M8 x 48, without washer
For magnesium gearboxes ä approx. 09.97: bright metal, M8 x 51, fit washer with each bolt
For magnesium gearboxes 09.97 ä (phased introduction): bright metal, different bolt lengths=> Fig.
3
Fig.1
Removing and installing oil collector
Removing
Turn the oil collector -arrow- and then pull out.
Installing
Push oil collector into gearbox cover until it snaps in place.
Installation position: oil collector faces upwards in gearbox cover
Fig.2
Gearbox cover and gearbox housing identification
The inscription >Mg Al 9 Zn 1< can be found in the vicinity of arrows 1 and 2 on gearboxes made of magnesium.
Mg = magnesium; additional data for production purposes.
The gearbox code letters also indicate whether a gearbox has a magnesium housing => from Page
00-3
.
Fig.3
Locations of bolts for gearbox cover on gearboxes with magnesium housing , from approx. 09.97 ä
1 -
Bright metal bolts, M8 x 48 without washer
2 -
Bright metal bolts, M8 x 51 with captive washer
Note:
Only M8 x 51 bolts with captive washers are supplied as replacement parts; if necessary these can be used for all securing bolts on the gearbox cover.
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