Vehicles with front wheel drive
Secure vehicle to hoist with straps -T10038-.
Attention! Otherwise, it may slide off the lift.
Place engine and gearbox jack -VAG 1383A- with gearbox mounting bracket -VAG 1359/2- under subframe and secure subframe with belt.
Unscrew bolts -1- on both sides. To fix the subframe, replace the bolts -2- and -3- with pins -T10096-.
Unscrew bolts -2- on both sides and replace them with rods -T10096-. Unscrew bolts -3- on both sides and replace them with rods -T10096-.
Instruction. The rods -T10056- must be tightened with a torque not exceeding 20 Nm, otherwise their threads may be damaged.
The subframe is now fixed.
Vehicles with all-wheel drive
Secure vehicle to hoist with lashing straps -T10038-. Place engine and gearbox jack -VAG 1383A- with gearbox mounting bracket -VAG 1359/2- under subframe and secure subframe with belt. To secure the subframe, replace the bolts -1- with clips -T10096-.
Unscrew bolts -1- one by one on both sides and replace with retainers -T10096-.
Note: The locking pins -T10096- may only be tightened to a maximum torque of 20 Nm, otherwise the threads of the bolts of the locking pins may be damaged.
After that, the subframe is fixed.