Transporting gearbox and securing to assembly stand — VW
Transporting gearbox and securing to assembly stand on VW: factory workshop procedure for engines BWS, BYD, CBRA, CDLA.
Workshop procedure for VW — the factory write-up, straight from real workshop data.
📐 45 workshop diagrams for BWS
Real factory drawings for this job — timing marks, bolt locations and routing. Locked in the free view.
📋 Procedure
VW
Golf Variant
2007
Golf Variant
2010
Jetta
2005
Jetta
2011
Power transmission
7-speed dual clutch gearbox 0AM
Edition
09.2015
Transporting gearbox and securing to assembly stand
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Support plate
VW 309
Gearbox support
VW 353
Lifting tackle
2024 A
Eye bolt
3368
Engine and gearbox support
VAS 6095
Workshop hoist
VAS 6100
Shackle
10 - 222 A /12
Engine bung set
VAS 6122
Protective cap
02M 409 120
, as an alternative to
engine bung set
VAS 6122
Protective cap
0AM 325 120 A
Transporting gearbox.
Note
If necessary, seal gearbox such that it is oil-tight
Anchor
.
Seal gearbox so that it is oil-tight.
Caution
Risk of damage to gearbox.
Before repairs, the breather of the
mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox
J743
(
rear arrow
) and the gearbox breather (
front left arrow
) must be sealed so that no oil can escape.
If any oil escapes from the hydraulic fluid section of the
mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox
J743
, it is not possible to replenish it or check the level! It is not possible to check the fill level of the hydraulic fluid section of the
mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox
J743
.
If oil escapes from the gear oil section, it can only be rectified by changing the gear oil. It is not possible to check the fill level.
If the level of oil/fluid is too high or too low in either of the parts, the function of the gearbox will be impaired.
Pull off both breather caps
arrows
and close using clean plugs from
engine bung set
VAS 6122
to achieve an oil-tight seal.
Note
For some gearboxes the breather cap on the mechatronic unit is destroyed during removal and must be renewed.
As an alternative to the
engine bung set
VAS 6122
, the
sealing cap
02M 409 120
can be used to seal the gearbox. The mechatronic unit can be sealed using
sealing cap
0AM 325 120 A
as an alternative
Electronic Parts Catalogue
.
Seal gearbox breather and breather of
mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox
J743
with clean sealing plugs from
engine bung set
VAS 6122
so that no oil can escape.
If required, order new breather cap for
mechatronic unit for dual clutch gearbox
J743
; breather cap must be renewed after installing gearbox
Electronic Parts Catalogue
.
Once the gearbox has been installed in the vehicle, the sealing plugs must be removed and the breather caps reinstalled, or new ones must be fitted if necessary.
Secure gearbox on
gearbox support
VW 353
.
Requirement:
Gearbox is oil-tight
Anchor
.
Lift gearbox into assembly stand.
Requirement:
Gearbox is oil-tight
Anchor
.
The gearbox is lifted
»into assembly stand«
together with
gearbox support
VW 353
.
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