SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• ◆ 3373 Lever for conductor strip

• ◆ V.A.G 1331 Torque wrench

• ◆ The valve chest or the conductor strip can also be removed when the gearbox is installed.

The conductor strip can be removed individually.

• ◆ After re-installing the oil pan, fill with ATF .
• ◆ Always replace a valve chest which is fouled or defective.

• Plug
• ◆ Always renew seal =>Fig.2
• ◆ Checking ATF level and topping-up => Page 37-47

• Overflow pipe
• ◆ Remove to drain ATF => Fig. 1
• ◆ Screw in onto stop
• ◆ Checking ATF level and topping-up => Page 37-47
• Oil pan
• Bolt, 12 Nm
• Magnet
• ◆ Insert in the recess in oil pan
• Spacer bush
• ◆ Press into gasket
• Gasket
• ◆ Always replace
• ◆ Press spacer bushes into gasket
• ATF screen
• ◆ Installing =>Fig.10
• Bolt, 5 Nm

• Gasket
• ◆ Always replace
• ◆ Insert in valve chest
• Valve chest
• ◆ Removing => Fig. 4
• ◆ Installing => Fig.9
• ◆ Marking =>Fig.6
• ◆ Installing seal -item 10-
• Bolt, 10 Nm
• O-ring
• ◆ For cable transition piece
• ◆ Always replace
• Conductor strip with connector for solenoid valves
• ◆ With cable transition piece and connector
• ◆ Can be removed and installed with gearbox installed
• ◆ Pull off solenoid valves with 3373 => Fig. 3

• Sealing plug
• ◆ Take out before removing and installing free wheel
• ◆ Insert so that the lug is located in the groove on housing
  =>Fig.5
• ◆ Place O-rings onto sealing plug
• O-ring
• ◆ Always replace
• O-ring
• ◆ Always replace
• Operating rod for manual selector valve
• ◆ Unhooking => Fig. 4
• ◆ Install with stepped side facing manual selector valve =>Fig.7
• ◆ Adjusting =>Fig.8

→ Fig.1    Draining ATF

• ‒ Place container under the gearbox.
• ‒ Remove plug -2-.
• ‒ Remove overflow pipe -1- and allow ATF to drain.
• ‒ Screw overflow pipe in onto stop.

→ Fig.2    Replacing plug seal

• ‒ Cut open seal -arrow- with side cutting pliers, always renew seal.
• ‒ After repairs fit new seal to plug and screw in hand-tight when filling with ATF.
• ‒ Pour in 3 litres of ATF, then check ATF level and top-up => Page 37-47.

→ Fig.3    Removing conductor strip

• ‒ Place 3373 onto stop under the solenoid valve plug.
• ‒ Pull plug off with 3373 in direction of arrow.
• ‒ Remove bolt -1-.

→ Fig.4    Removing valve chest/unhooking operating rod

When removing the valve chest the manual selector valve -1- remains in valve chest.

• ‒ Shift selector lever/shaft into position "1".
• ‒ Pull manual selector valve out until it is just possible to unhook the operating rod -2-.
• ‒ Secure manual selector valve so that it cannot fall out.

→ Fig.5    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.

• ‒ Fit O-rings to sealing plug.
• ‒ Insert sealing plug in hole in gearbox housing -arrow-.

→ Fig.6    Identification of valve chest

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

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

→ Fig.7    Hooking operating rod onto manual selector valve

• ‒ Turn manual selector valve -1- so that the shoulder is to operating rod.
• ‒ Guide operating rod -2- with manual selector valve into valve chest.

→ Fig.8    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.

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

→ Fig.9    Installing valve body

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

→ Fig.10    Installing ATF screen

• ‒ Before installing the ATF screen insert seal in valve body.
• ‒ Firmly press ATF screen onto valve body.