Adjusting assembly mounting (Tiguan) — VW
Adjusting assembly mounting (Tiguan) on VW: 16 steps, engines BZB, CAWA, CAWB, CBFA. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Tiguan I (5N, 2007–2016)
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- Support engine with gearbox, but do not raise.
📋 Procedure
- Remove engine cover panel .
- Remove air filter .
- ⚠ To prevent damage to the electronic components when disconnecting the battery:Observe notes on procedure for disconnecting the battery. — With ignition switched off, disconnect battery earth cable (arrow).
- Remove battery 27.
- Remove battery tray (arrows).
- Install eye-head bolt3368 in gearbox as shown.
- Fit support bracket10 - 222 A with the following tool parts:
- Remove selector mechanism from gearbox 34Removing and installing selector mechanism.
- Fit support bracket10 - 222 A with the following tool parts:
- Support engine with gearbox, but do not raise.
- Renew assembly mounting bolts (arrows) on engine side one after the other (if not already carried out during engine installation) and screw in hand-tight.
- Renew assembly mounting bolts (arrows) on gearbox side one after the other (if not already carried out during engine installation) and screw in hand-tight.
- Renew assembly mounting bolts (arrows) in succession (if not already carried out on installing engine) and screw in hand-tight.
- Slacken bolts on left and right-hand support arms by about two turns each.
- Adjust assembly mounting and screw in securing bolts hand-tight.
- Tighten bolts for assembly mounting to required specified torque .
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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