Installing gearbox, Golf SV, Passat, Touran — VW

🧭 Before you start

Clean threaded holes, check dowel sleeves and seat the intermediate plate on its flange and dowels, then grease the input shaft splines lightly. Mount the gearbox on 3282 with plate 3282/46 and pins 3282/29 and 3282/45, raise it with the engine pressed forward and guide the flange shafts past subframe, flywheel and dowel sleeve. Bolt the gearbox to the engine, fit the gearbox support with new bolts, align with 10 - 222 A and check mounting adjustment. Refit pendulum support, exhaust, driveshafts, starter, slave cylinder and selector cables, adjust the selector mechanism and check the gear oil.

Fits: VW Golf Sportsvan (AM1, 2014–2020), VW Passat B8 (3G, 2014–), VW Touran II (5T, 2015–)

• Renewed: self-locking nuts

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• Renew self-locking nuts and bolts after removal and clean residual locking fluid from threads.
• The adjustment plate fits in only one position; its arrow points in the direction of travel.
• Watch the coolant hose and starter mounting when guiding the gearbox past the subframe.
• Keep support bracket 10 - 222 A on until the mounting bolts reach specified torque.
• Check assembly mounting adjustment and gear oil level before the car goes back down.

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

📋 Procedure

1. All threaded holes into which self-locking bolts are to be screwed must be carefully cleaned of residual locking fluid using a thread chaser.
2. Renew self-locking nuts and bolts after each removal.
3. Check whether dowel sleeves for aligning engine and gearbox are fitted in cylinder block and install if necessary.
4. Make sure that intermediate plate is engaged on sealing flange (top arrow) and pushed onto dowel sleeves (bottom arrows).
5. Clean input shaft splines and apply thin coat of grease for clutch plate splines.

6. Insert gearbox support3282 in engine and gearbox jack.
7. Fit adjustment plate3282/46 on gearbox support3282 (adjustment plate fits in only one position).
8. Align arms of gearbox support according to holes in adjustment plate.
9. Attach support elements to adjustment plate as illustrated.
10. Place gearbox on engine and gearbox jack.
11. Align adjustment plate and gearbox parallel to one another.
12. Then screw pin3282/29 into rear hole on gearbox for securing bolt of pendulum support.
13. Secure pin3282/45 to gearbox using a M8 nut (arrow).
14. Position engine and gearbox jack under vehicle. Arrow on adjustment plate points in direction of vehicle travel.
15. Raise gearbox carefully. [Note: Be careful of all lines when installing gearbox.]
16. Have a second mechanic press engine forwards.
17. Then carefully guide gearbox and left-hand flange shaft (B) past subframe and guide right-hand flange shaft (A) past clutch pressure plate.
18. Carefully guide gearbox with right flange shaft (A) past flywheel as shown in illustration.
19. Align gearbox with engine in installation position.
20. Position engine and gearbox jack under vehicle. Arrow on adjustment plate points in direction of vehicle travel.
21. Lower gearbox to stop in the vicinity of differential in (direction of arrow) (different gearbox shown in illustration).
22. Raise gearbox carefully.
23. Have a second mechanic press engine forwards.
24. While doing so, guide gearbox with flange shaft past flywheel, dowel sleeve (arrow 2) and, if necessary, past subframe (arrow 1).
25. Be aware of coolant hose (1) and starter mounting (2) when guiding gearbox past subframe (3) (⇒ previous illustration).
26. Guide left flange shaft (B) past subframe bracket (arrow).
27. When raising gearbox, change position of gearbox as necessary using spindles of gearbox support3282. [Note: Be careful of all lines when raising the gearbox.]
28. Align gearbox with engine in installation position.
29. Insert gearbox and screw in and tighten bolts above and beneath right flange shaft (arrow).
30. Screw in and tighten remaining lower bolts for securing gearbox to engine .
31. After gearbox has been bolted to engine, remove engine and gearbox jack from gearbox.
32. Install gearbox support using new bolts (arrows 2).
33. Align engine/gearbox assembly in installation position; to do so, tighten spindles of support bracket10 - 222 A until gearbox support makes contact with gearbox mounting.
34. Screw in and tighten new bolts (arrows 1). [Note: Install engine and gearbox mounting free of tension 10Removing and installing engine; Installing engine.]
35. Do not remove engine support bracket10 - 222 A until all bolts securing the assembly mounting have been tightened to specified torque.
36. If present, install earth wire (arrow).
37. Screw in upper engine/gearbox securing bolts and tighten them .
38. Install pendulum support with new bolts 10Assembly mountings; Assembly overview - assembly mountings.
39. Check adjustment of assembly mountings 10Assembly mountings; Checking adjustment of assembly mountings.
40. Install exhaust system free of stress 26Emission control; Assembly overview - emission control.
41. Install drive shafts Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shafts.
42. If fitted, install drive shaft heat shield (arrows)Running gear, axles, steering40Drive shaft; Removing and installing drive shaft heat shield.
43. If present, bolt front vehicle level sender G78 to transverse link Running gear, axles, steering43Vehicle level sender; Assembly overview - front vehicle level sender.
44. Install coupling rod (3) to anti-roll bar (2) on both sides. To do this, screw on nut (1)Running gear, axles, steering40Subframe; Assembly overview - subframe.
45. Connect connector (1) to oil level and oil temperature sender G266.
46. Install starter and retainer for electrical wiring (arrow)Electrical system27Starter.
47. Fit connector onto reversing light switch F4.
48. Check for correct installation position of vacuum hose for brake system, fit vacuum hose if necessary Brake system47Brake servo/brake master cylinder.
49. Installing clutch slave cylinder .
50. Gearboxes for vehicles with start-stop system: join connector (arrow) to gearbox neutral position sender G701.
51. Install cable support bracket on gearbox and tighten bolts (arrows).
52. Install gearbox selector lever (B).
53. Tighten hexagon nut (arrow 2).
54. Install gate relay lever (A) together with cable end-piece .
55. Spread small amount of grease on pin of gearbox selector lever (B).
56. Attach gear selector cable to gearbox selector lever.
57. Renew securing clip (arrow 1) after removal.
58. Adjust selector mechanism .
59. If unclipped, carefully clip in pipe for air conditioning system, do not disconnect pipe/hose system Heating, air conditioning87Refrigerant circuit; System overview - refrigerant circuit.
60. Install battery tray Electrical system27Battery; Removing and installing battery tray.

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