Engine And Transmission, Separating: Disconnecting

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-- Clamp the coolant hoses with :3093 or :3094 and remove the hoses from the transmission fluid cooler.

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-- Seal off the transmission fluid cooler connections with sealing plugs taken from :VAS6122 .

-- Remove the starter -A-. Refer to STARTER .

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It is advised to remove the >>lower<< bolt first.

-- Turn the twist lock on the mechatronic connector -1- >>counter-clockwise<< and remove the connector.

-- Loosen all the upper engine/transmission connecting bolts. :T10179 can be used for this.

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NOTE:

The illustration shows the engine and transmission installed.

There is a bolt inside the hole for the starter -arrow-. Use :T10061 to remove this bolt.

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-- Support the transmission with the :VAS6100 before removing the last bolts.

-- Remove the lower engine/transmission connecting bolts.

-- Separate the transmission from the engine; when doing this, guide the transmission.

-- Remove the remaining engine/transmission connecting bolts.