Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Adjusting assembly mountings Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Support bracket -10 - 222 A-

Procedure l  Tightening torques → Chapter –  Remove air cleaner housing → Rep. Gr.24.   Caution To prevent damage to the electronic components when disconnecting the battery: Observe notes on procedure for disconnecting the battery.

–  Remove battery → Electrical system; Rep. Gr.27. –  Unscrew bolts -arrows- and remove battery tray.

Vehicles from 06.2008 onwards: –  Lever off clip of sealing element with removal lever -80 - 200- and fold open sealing element.

All vehicles (continued): –  Position support bracket -10 - 222 A- on bolted flanges of wing panels (vehicles up to 05.2008) or body flanges (vehicles from 06.2008 onwards). –  Hook spindle of lifting tackle onto left-side engine lifting eye. –  Take up weight of engine with the spindle, but do not lift.

–  Remove bolts -arrows- of assembly mounting at engine.

Vehicles with manual gearbox: –  Remove bolts -arrows- securing gearbox mounting to gearbox support.

Vehicles with dual clutch gearbox: –  Remove bolts -arrows- securing gearbox mounting to gearbox support -1-. All vehicles (continued): –  Renew each of the 4 or 5 bolts in turn (if not already done when installing engine) and hand-tighten. –  Slacken bolts on left and right-hand support arms by about two turns each.

–  Using an assembly lever, adjust engine/gearbox assembly between engine mounting -1- and support arm -3- for engine mounting until the specifications listed below are obtained: l  The two bolt heads -2- must be parallel with edge of support arm -3- for engine mounting. l  There must be a distance of -x- = 12 mm between engine mounting -1- and timing chain cover -4-.   Note Distance -x- = 12 mm can also be checked with a metal rod of suitable size, or similar. –  Tighten bolts of assembly mounting at gearbox.

Vehicles with manual gearbox: –  Ensure that the edges of the support arm -2- (on the gearbox assembly mounting) and gearbox support -1- are parallel. l  Dimension -x- must be identical on both sides.

Vehicles with dual clutch gearbox: –  Ensure that the edges of the support arm -2- (on the gearbox assembly mounting) and gearbox support -1- are parallel. l  Dimension -x- must be identical on both sides. All vehicles (continued): –  Tighten bolts for assembly mounting. Remaining installation steps are carried out in reverse sequence; note the following: –  Install battery → Electrical system; Rep. Gr.27. –  Install air cleaner housing → Rep. Gr.24.