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Golf Mk6

Installing gearbox
Installing gearbox
Install in reverse order of removal. Nevertheless, important steps are listed here:
   
–  Check needle bearing in crankshaft. If it is damaged or tarnished blue, it must be renewed → Rep. gr.13.
–  If it is not damaged, grease lightly with high-temperature grease -G 052 133 A2-.
–  End of gearbox shaft (but not splines) also must be lightly greased.
–  Check for proper seating of both dowel sleeves between engine and gearbox.
–  Check for proper seating of intermediate plate.
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It must be possible to guide the engine and gear box together by hand until the flanges make contact all around.
If this is not so, then »something is wrong«!
–  Readjust gearbox support until engine and gearbox are »aligned with each other«.
–  Rotate crankshaft slightly.
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–  Guide selector lever cable as soon as possible into cable support bracket.
Check cable as soon as gearbox is raised. Be sure to insert it in cable support bracket »early«.
Cable must not be greased!
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–  Securing clips for selector lever cable must be renewed.
–  Always adjust selector lever cable → Chapter.
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Pull breather line to protect against water ingress -arrow- off breather connection on gearbox, if fitted.
–  Check coolant level and top up if necessary → Rep. gr.19.
Torque settings → Chapter
Vehicles with all-wheel drive
–  Install bracket for bevel box:
   Golf 2004 ► and Passat 2006 ► with V6 engine → Chapter
   Golf 2009 ► with 2.0 l engine → Chapter
–  Install propshaft → Propshaft and rear final drive, VW Individual; Rep. gr.39.
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Torque settings and note on engine mountings > < Transporting gearbox and securing to assembly stand