Fastener Tightening Specifications

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Component

Fastener Size

Bevel Box to Transmission Bolt ⁽²⁾

Drive Axle Heat Shield to Bevel Box Bolt ⁽²⁾

Drain Plug to Transmission

Mechatronic Cover Bolt ⁽¹⁾

Oil Filter Housing

Oil Pump Cover Bolt ⁽¹⁾

Overflow Tube to Transmission

Selector Shaft Lever to Selector Shaft Nut

Transmission Oil Cooler to Transmission Bolt

20 + 90°

Transmission Input Speed and Clutch Oil Temperature Sensor Bolt

Wire Bracket to Mechatronic Cover Nut

Selector Mechanism, through 02.09

Bolt (with Spring) to Selector Mechanism

Selector Housing to Body/Selector Mechanism Nut

Selector Lever Cable Adjustment Bolt

Selector Mechanism to Body Nut

Selector Mechanism, from 03.09

Selector Housing to Body Nut

Selector Lever Cable Adjustment Bolt

Selector Mechanism with Selector Lever and Selector Lever Cable to Body Bolt

⁽¹⁾	Tighten the bolts diagonally and in multiple stages.

⁽²⁾	R32 models only

Mechatronic Unit Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specification

Fig 1: Identifying Mounting Bolts

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-- Install new bolts -1 through 10- hand tight.

-- Tighten the bolts in the specified sequence to 5 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn.

Oil Pump Bolt, Variety and Tightening Specification

All 4 bolts with a flat heads

Fig 2: Identifying Transmission Oil Pump And Fasteners

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-- Tightening specification: 5 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn

3 bolts have a flat head, the upper bolt is countersunk

Fig 3: Bolts With Torque Specifications

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Tightening specification:

Countersunk bolt: 8 Nm without tightening angle (tighten using special wrench, long reach -T10054-)
Flat head bolts: 8 Nm + 90° (1/4) additional turn

Bevel Box to Transmission Bracket Bolt Tightening Sequence and Specification (R32 models only)

Fig 4: Identifying Bracket For Bevel Box & Bolts

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-- Install the bolts -1 and 2- by hand.

-- Follow the installation sequence:

Tighten the bolts -1- first to 3 Nm.
Tighten the bolts -2- to 35 Nm.
Then, tighten the bolts -1- to 45 Nm.