Installing gearbox, CC, Passat, vehicles with turbo diesel engine, front-wheel drive, Scirocco, Golf Cabriolet, vehicles with turbo diesel engine, engine lifting eyes »next to each other« on engine — VW

🧭 Before you start

Transfer the selector and relay levers if the gearbox is new, clean all threads for self-locking bolts and check the dowel sleeves and release bearing. Support the engine on the bridge and push it forwards, mount the gearbox on the support and jack, then tilt it over the subframe and join it on the dowels. Fit the lower and upper connecting bolts, the mounting bracket, assembly mounting and pendulum support with new bolts. Then refit drive shafts, exhaust, starter, charge air parts and wiring, bleed the clutch, adjust the selector mechanism and check the gear oil.

Fits: VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014), VW CC (358, 2012–2017), VW Golf Cabriolet (517, 2011–2016); platform code 137

• Opens: brake fluid, clutch fluid
• Special tools named: T10346/1

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• Clean old locking fluid out of every threaded hole that takes a self-locking bolt.
• Check both dowel sleeves are in the cylinder block before joining engine and gearbox.
• Start mounting bolts square; misaligned bracket and mounting can strip the gearbox support thread.
• Leave the engine support bracket in place until all assembly mounting bolts are torqued.
• Use new bolts for the pendulum support and renew the selector lever securing clip.
• Bleed the clutch, adjust the selector mechanism and check gear oil before road testing.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

📋 Procedure

1. If the gearbox is to be renewed, the gearbox selector lever and gate relay lever must be transferred to the new gearbox.
2. All threaded holes into which self-locking bolts are to be screwed must be cleaned of residual locking fluid carefully with a thread tap.
3. The dowel sleeves for aligning engine and gearbox must be in cylinder block, install if necessary.
4. Check release bearing for wear. If necessary, renew clutch slave cylinder with release bearing .
5. Bolt bracket T10346 or bracket T10346/1 with bolt (1) to left threaded hole in subframe.

6. Fit engine support3300 A to bracket.
7. Place cloth between support device3300 A and oil sump.
8. Bolt bracket T10346 or bracket T10346/1 with bolt (1) to left threaded hole in subframe.
9. Fit engine support3300 A to bracket.
10. Place cloth between support device3300 A and oil sump.
11. Force engine forwards with spindle of support bridge3300 A. When doing this, observe the following points:
12. Align arms of gearbox support according to holes in adjustment plate.
13. Attach support elements(A) to adjustment plate as illustrated.
14. Screw in pin3282/29 instead of support element(C).
15. Place gearbox on engine and gearbox jack.
16. Align adjustment plate and gearbox parallel to one another.
17. Then screw pin3282/29 into rear hole on gearbox for securing bolt of pendulum support.
18. Secure adapterVW 771/40 in threaded hole of gearbox housing as shown in figure.
19. Secure gearbox to gearbox support3282 using bolt (M10 × 20) (A).
20. Position engine and gearbox jack under vehicle. Arrow on adjustment plate points in direction of vehicle travel. [Note: Be careful of all lines when installing gearbox.]
21. Now turn gearbox near differential via spindles of gearbox support3282 in (direction of arrow).
22. Then carefully raise gearbox.
23. Guide gearbox with differential (A) over subframe.
24. Note longitudinal member (arrows).
25. If necessary, tilt gearbox further using spindles of gearbox support3282.
26. Right flange shaft (1) must be guided past bolt hole of engine (2).
27. When doing this, use spindles of gearbox support3282 to adjust position of gearbox so that longitudinal member (arrows) is not touched.
28. Then rotate gearbox into installation position via spindles of gearbox support3282.
29. Align gearbox on engine dowel sleeves and join.
30. ⚠ Brake fluid may escape out of bleeder on gearbox. — Screw in engine/gearbox connecting bolt (C) and tighten it .
31. Screw in lower engine/gearbox securing bolts and tighten them .
32. Remove engine support3300 A and bracket.
33. Screw in engine/gearbox connecting bolt (arrow) and tighten it .
34. Screw in lower engine/gearbox securing bolts and tighten them .
35. After bottom of gearbox and engine are bolted together, remove gearbox support3282 from gearbox.
36. Remove engine support3300 A and bracket.
37. Screw in upper engine/gearbox securing bolts and tighten them .
38. Install gearbox selector lever to gearbox selector shaft and tighten hexagon nut .
39. Install gate relay lever together with cable end-piece .
40. Install bracket (1) on gearbox using new hexagon bolts (arrows) and tighten bolts .
41. Align engine and gearbox in installation position. To do this, raise sufficiently so that bracket (1) completely contacts left assembly mounting (2).
42. ⚠ Risk of damaging thread in gearbox support if bolts are started at an angle.To avoid damage to the thread in the gearbox support, the gearbox mounting and bracket must be aligned parallel to each other. — Screw in new bolts and tighten them (arrows). [Note: Install engine and gearbox mounting free of tension 10Removing and installing engine; Installing engine.]
43. Do not remove engine support bracket10 - 222 A until all bolts securing the assembly mounting have been tightened to specified torque.
44. If small cover plate (A) for flywheel is present, install it (arrows). [Note: On some gearboxes, there are threaded inserts, e.g. "“Heli coil”", in the bolting holes for the pendulum support .]
45. Install pendulum support using new bolts Running gear, axles, steering40. [Note: Install engine and gearbox mounting free of tension 10Removing and installing engine.]
46. Assemble exhaust system and attach exhaust system bracket to subframe 26Exhaust system.
47. Install drive shafts Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shafts.
48. Install drive shaft heat shield, if present Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft.
49. Install left coupling rod Running gear, axles, steering40.
50. If present, bolt front left vehicle level sender G78 to transverse link.
51. Fit connector (1) to oil level and oil temperature sender G266.
52. Assemble exhaust system 26Emission control; Removing and installing catalytic converter.
53. Install radiator cowl with radiator fan (arrow)19Radiator, radiator fan; Removing and installing radiator cowl.
54. Bolt charge air pipe to engine 21Charge air system; Assembly overview - charge air system.
55. Install left charge air hose or both charge air hoses (1)21Charge air system; Assembly overview - charge air system.
56. Install starter Electrical system27.
57. If necessary, install bleeder connection .
58. If necessary, attach earth strap (1) to upper starter bolt.
59. Push connector (2) onto reversing light switch F4.
60. Gearboxes for vehicles with start-stop system: join connector (arrow) to gearbox neutral position sender G701.

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