Front Subframe Mount: Adjustments

Subframe Mount, Adjusting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Engine Support Bridge (10 - 222 A) with the Spindle (10 - 222 A /11) and the Special Hook (10 - 222 A /20)

• Engine Sling (2024 A)

• Lifting Eye (2024 A /2)

• Engine Support Supplement Set (T40093)

• Engine Support (T10359)

Adjusting






• Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Subframe Overview ] Subframe Overview.

- Remove the cover for the air guide; to do this disengage the side clips - arrows -.

- Unclip the lower air guide, disengage the clips - arrows - to do this.






- Remove both the lower air guide and the air guide hose.

- Disconnect the connector - 1 - from the Mass Airflow (MAF) sensor (G70).






- Remove the air guide hose - 2 -.

- Remove the bolt - 4 - and the air filter housing.

• Ignore - 3 -.

- Remove the cover over the battery by pressing the release button - arrow -.














Danger of causing damage to other electronic components when disconnecting the battery.

• Complete the steps for disconnecting the battery.

- With the ignition turned off, disconnect the Ground (GND) cable - arrow - on the battery.

- Remove the battery.






- Remove the battery tray - arrows -.

Vehicles with a Manual Transmission






- Remove the transmission support - A arrows -.

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• Ignore the - B arrows -.

All Vehicles






- Tighten the (2024 A /2) on the engine lifting eye using a collar nut - arrow -.

- Place Engine Support Bridge (10 - 222 A) on upper edge of web plates with the following tool parts:






• Engine brackets (10 - 222 A /1) , quantity: 2

• Spindle (10 - 222 A /11) ; quantity: 2

• Adapter (10 - 222 A /20)

• Mounting hooks from (2024 A)

• Adapter (T40093/6)

- Engage the spindle (10 - 222 A /11) with the adapter (10 - 222 A /20) and mounting hooks from the (2024 A) on the transmission lifting eye.


Risk of accident due to loose engine support bridge spindles.

• Secure the mounting hooks and pins on the engine support bridge using securing pins - arrows -.

- Engage the spindle (10 - 222 A /11) at the lifting eye (2024 A /2) on the engine lifting eye.

- Tension engine/transmission subframe by evenly tightening the 2 spindles.

Vehicles with a Manual Transmission

- Remove the engine mount bolts from the engine support - arrows - one after the other and replace them (if the engine has not been installed yet).






- Install the bolts loosely.

- Remove the transmission mount bolts from the transmission bracket - arrows - one after the other and replace them (if the engine has not been installed yet).






- Slide the engine/transmission assembly between the engine mount - 1 - and support arm - 3 - using a pry bar until the following dimensions are established:






• Both bolt heads - 2 - must be parallel to edge of engine mount support arm - 3 -.

• A distance of - x - = 16 mm must be present between engine mount - 1 - and engine support - 4 -.

• Distance - x - = 16 mm can also be checked with corresponding round stock.

- Tighten the bolts that connect the engine mount to the engine support.

- The edges on the support arm - 1 - and transmission mount - 2 - are parallel on the transmission side.






• Dimension - x - same size on both sides of bracket.

- Tighten the bolts that connect the transmission mount to the transmission bracket - arrows -.






Vehicles with S-Tronic Transmission

- Remove the engine mount bolts from the engine support - arrows - one after the other and replace them (if the engine has not been installed yet).






- Install the bolts loosely.

- Remove the transmission mount bolts from the transmission bracket - arrows - one after the other and replace them (if the engine has not been installed yet).






- Slide the engine/transmission assembly between the engine mount - 1 - and support arm - 3 - using a pry bar until the following dimensions are established:






• Both bolt heads - 2 - must be parallel to edge of engine mount support arm - 3 -.

• A distance of - x - = 16 mm must be present between engine mount - 1 - and engine support - 4 -.

• Distance - x - = 16 mm can also be checked with corresponding round stock.

- Tighten the bolts that connect the engine mount to the engine support.

- The edges on the support arm - 1 - and transmission mount - 2 - are parallel on the transmission side.






• Dimension - x - same size on both sides of bracket.

- Tighten the bolts that connect the transmission mount to the transmission bracket - arrows -.






All Vehicles

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Install the battery.

- Install the air filter housing.