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.