Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Notes:

• ◆ The valve body can also be removed when the gearbox is installed.
• ◆ On vehicles with 6-cylinder engine, remove the starter.
• ◆ After re-installing the oil pan, fill with ATF .
• ◆ Always replace a valve body which is fouled or defective.

• Oil pan
• Bolt, 12 Nm

• Gasket
• ◆ Always replace
• ◆ Press spacer bushes into gasket
• Spacer bush
• ◆ Press into gasket
• Bolt, 8 Nm
• ATF screen
• ◆ Press into gasket
• ◆ Installing =>Fig.5
• Gasket
• ◆ Always replace
• ◆ Press into ATF screen
• Bolt, 5 Nm
• Valve body
• ◆ Marking =>Fig.6
• ◆ Installing with wiring loom => Fig. 2
• ◆ Installing with conductor strip => Fig.3

• Bolt, 10 Nm
• Cable gland
• ◆ Insert with O-ring
• ◆ Conductor strip can be removed and installed individually without removing the valve assembly => Page 38-43
• O-ring
• ◆ Always replace
• Cable connector
• ◆ Attach to starter
• Clip
• Clip
• Nut, 10 Nm
• Sealing plug
• ◆ Take out before removing and installing free wheel
• ◆ Insert so that the lug is located in the groove on housing
  =>Fig.1
• ◆ Place O-rings onto sealing plug

• O-ring
• ◆ Always replace
• O-ring
• ◆ Always replace
• Operating rod for manual selector valve
• ◆ Adjusting =>Fig.4
• ◆ Install with stepped side facing manual selector valve

→ Fig.1    Inserting sealing plug

Pull sealing plug out of housing before removing and installing free wheel otherwise the sealing plug and the O-ring will be damaged.

→ Fig.2    Installing valve body with wiring loom

→ Fig.3    Installing with conductor strip

• ‒ Route conductor strip as illustrated, when installing do not kink or twist.

→ Fig.4    Adjusting operating rod for manual selector valve

• ‒ Move selector shaft to position "P".
• ‒ Push operating rod with manual selector valve into valve body as far as the stop (direction of arrow) and tighten bolt to 4 Nm.

Note:

• ◆ Manual selector valve must always be resting against the stop. Counter-hold in direction of arrow when tightening bolt.
• ◆ Always replace bolt of manual selector valve.

→ Fig.5    Installing ATF screen

• ‒ Press gasket into ATF screen before installing screen.

→ Fig.6    Identification of valve body

Code letters are stamped on a metal tab. Metal tab must remain on the valve body.

Allocation valve body/gearbox =>from Page 00-3

Note:

If the valve body does not have an identification tab, it can remain allocated to the gearbox. When replacing valve body, ensure correct allocation =>from Page 00-3.

Removing and installing conductor strip with sender for gearbox oil temperature (ATF) -G93-

Location: The conductor strip is located in the oil pan on the valve body.

The conductor strip can be changed with gearbox installed without removing the valve body.

Removing

• ‒ Drain ATF.

• ATF can be extracted with probe V.A.G 1358 A/1 and V.A.G 1358 A.

• ‒ Raise vehicle.

• ‒ Remove oil pan protective plate.
• ‒ Separate conductor strip connector.
• ‒ Remove sump.
• ‒ → Remove ATF screen.
• ‒ Place 3373 onto stop under the solenoid valve plug.

• ‒ Lever conductor strip off solenoid valve in direction of arrow with special tool 3373.
• ‒ Remove conductor strip bolt -1- and take out conductor strip.

Note:

If the locating points are damaged the valve body must be exchanged.

Installing

• ‒ → Route conductor strip as illustrated, do not kink or twist.
• ‒ Press gasket into ATF screen before installing screen.
• ‒ Replace oil pan gasket, clip bush into gasket.

Tightening torques

• ‒ Pour in 3 litres of ATF then check ATF level and top-up => Page 37-53.