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Fastener Tightening Specifications

Component Fastener Size Nm
5th Gear Drive Gear to Output shaft Bolt - 80 + 90°
5th Gear Selector Fork Base to Transmission Housing Bolt - 25
5th Gear Shift Jaw to Selector Fork with Rail Bolt - 25
Backup Lamp Switch to Shift Unit - 20
Cable Bracket to Transmission Bolt - 20
Flange Shaft Bolt - 25
Gear Shift Unit with Selector Cover to Transmission Housing Bolt - 25
Oil Drain Plug to Clutch Housing - 35
Oil Fill Plug to Transmission Housing - 35
Output Shaft Bearing Mount to Clutch Housing Nut (1) - 25 + 90°
Sealing Cap to Transmission Housing Bolt - 25
Reverse Gear Selector Fork to Clutch Housing Bolt - 25
Selector Bracket to Pin Bolt (2) - 5
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Shift Housing to Body Nut
  M6 8
M8 25
Shift Lever Guide Cover to Shift Housing Bolt (2) - 5
Shift Lever to Shift Unit Nut (1) - 23
Support Pin to Transmission Housing Bolt - 25
Synchronizer Hub with Drive Gear and Synchronizer Ring for 5th Gear Plate Spring to Input Shaft Bolt (1) - 80 + 90°
Transmission Housing to Clutch Housing Bolt (1) - 25 + 90°
Transmission Housing Cover to Transmission Housing Bolt - 18
(1) Always replace
(2) For shift levers and housings, through 10.06

Rabbit for MY 2006-2009 - Transmission to Engine Bolt Tightening Specifications 

Fig 1: Identifying Transmission To Engine Bolt Sequence
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Item Bolt Quantity Nm
1 M 12 x 65 2 80
2 M 12 x 150
  • Also for the starter to transmission
 1 80
3 M 12 x 165
  • Also for the starter to transmission
 1 80
4 M 10 x 50 3 40
5 M 12 x 85 1 80
6 M 6 x 8
  • Small cover plate for flywheel
 1 10

Item -A- Alignment pins for centering

Golf from MY 2010 - Transmission to Engine Bolt Tightening Specifications 

Fig 2: Identifying Transmission To Engine Bolt Sequence
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Item Bolt Quantity Nm
1 M 12 x 65 2 80
2 M 12 x 170
  • Also for the starter to transmission
 1 80
3 M 12 x 170
  • Also for the starter to transmission
 1 80
4 M 10 x 65 3 40
5 M 12 x 95 1 80
6 M 6 x 8
  • Small flywheel cover plate (not present here)
 1 10

Item -A- Alignment pins for centering

Transmission Mount Bracket to Transmission Bolt Tightening Specification 

Fig 3: Identifying Transmission Plate Bolts
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-- Replace the bolts -arrows-.

-- Hand tighten all bolts.

-- Tighten the bolts to 40 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn.

Transmission Mount to Transmission Mount Bracket Bolt Tightening Specification 

Fig 4: Identifying Left Subframe Mount
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-- Replace the bolts -arrows-.

-- Hand tighten all bolts.

-- Tighten the bolts to 60 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn.

Transmission Support to Transmission Bracket and Transmission Bolt Tightening Specification 

Fig 5: Identifying Transmission Support And Slave Cylinder
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-- Replace the bolts -arrows-.

-- Hand tighten all bolts.

-- Tighten the bolts to 20 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn

Reverse Shaft Support to Transmission Housing Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specification 

Tighten the new bolts for the reverse shaft support -arrow- as follows:

Fig 6: Identifying Bolts For Reverse Gear Shaft Support
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Tightening sequence: 

-- Tighten the bolt -a- to 30 Nm.

-- Tighten the bolt -b- (lower illustration) to 25 Nm.

-- Tighten the bolt -c- to 25 Nm.

Fig 7: Identifying Bolt
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