Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Installation is carried out in the reverse order; when doing so, the following points are to be observed.

• ‒ Lightly lubricate input shaft splines with some G 000 100.
• ‒ Check whether the dowel sleeves for centring the engine/gearbox are in the cylinder block; insert if necessary.

Vehicles ä 10.78

• ‒ When flanging on engine/gearbox, flywheel is to be turned such that recess at flywheel is on a level with drive flange.

All vehicles

• ‒ Lower engine/gearbox with workshop crane. Attach left gearbox carrier to gearbox first. Then bolt engine and gearbox carriers to body, align properly and fully tighten bolts.

• ‒ → Align rear gearbox mounting.

• ‒ → Centre engine and gearbox.

• ‒ → Centre torque arm.
• ‒ Tighten all bolts.

• ‒ Align exhaust pipe and silencer such that the loops in front of and behind the main silencer are uniformly loaded. Carefully bend the seccuring hooks if necessary.
• ‒ Adjust throttle cable and controls
• ‒ Adjust clutch play.
       Free movement (at clutch pedal): 15...20 mm
• ‒ Top up coolant => page 19-7
• ‒ Adjust ignition timing, idle speed and CO content:

=> Repair Group 28; Ignition system

=> Repair Group 22; Mixture preparation, Carburetor

Vehicles with air conditioner

• ‒ Adjust compressor belt: Additional work and instrucctions for vehicles with air conditioner => page 10-16 .