Removing gearbox mountings on the left and right: VW Passat B5
Step-by-step removing gearbox mountings on the left and right for the VW Passat B5: 16 steps. 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 Passat B5 (3B)
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- For vehicles with hydraulic gearbox mounting
- For vehicles with bonded rubber gearbox mounting
📋 Procedure
- In vehicles with an auxiliary heater, unscrew and remove bolts (arrows) from the exhaust pipe on the noise insulation.
- Remove noise insulation (arrows A) and (B).
- In vehicles with noise insulation (D), unscrew and remove bolts (arrows C).
- Set up gearbox support3282.
- Move engine and gearbox jackV.A.G 1383 A with gearbox support3282 under vehicle, align adjusting plate parallel to gearbox and support gearbox.
- Secure gearbox to gearbox support3282 using bolt (A).
- Fill the space between the gearbox support and the oil pan with washers. [Note: For vehicles with hydraulic gearbox mounting]
- Unscrew and remove bolt (G).
- Unscrew bolts (A).
- Use engine/gearbox jackV.A.G 1383 A and gearbox support3282 to lift the gearbox slightly and remove hydraulic gearbox mounting (H).
- Remove gearbox support (E). [Note: For vehicles with bonded rubber gearbox mounting]
- Unscrew bolts (A).
- Unscrew nut (B) and remove with stop (C).
- Remove bolt (F).
- Use engine and gearbox jackV.A.G 1383 A with gearbox support3282 to lift gearbox slightly and remove bonded rubber gearbox mounting (D).
- Remove gearbox support (E).
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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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