Gearbox: Removing and installing

Make

SEAT

Model

Leon Mk1

Section

02J 5-speed manual gearbox › Gearbox mechanics,operation, construction,diff. › Gearbox: Removing and installing

Power transmissionGearbox: Removing and installing

Installation   Note!

t  Before installing the gearbox, the clutch release lever must be pressed to the gearbox housing and secured with an assembly bolt or an M8×35 bolt. The bolt must be removed when the gearbox is installed. The hole is closed by the third securing bolt of the actioning cables counterhold.

t  If the gearbox has to be changed, the following must be reused in the new box: the speedometer sender, the selection rod, and the coupling lever. –  Clean input shaft splints and lightly grease with -G 000 100-. –  It must be possible to move the clutch plate from side to side on the input shaft. –  Check that the gearbox/engine dowel pegs are fitted to the engine, if not, fit them. –  Make sure the intermediate plate is correctly seated on the engine base. –  Centre the drive train group to place it in the installation position. –  Install the gearbox unit in the engine, free of tension, positioning it by jerking. –  Partially fit two bolts that secure the engine to the gearbox. –  Install in reverse order. –  Adjusting the gear drive mechanism → Chapter –  Check gear oil level → Chapter   Note! t  On fitting the gearbox make sure that the input shaft and the adjustment bushes are correctly located. t  Do not withdraw special support tool -U-30025B-.

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