Assembly Mount, Adjusting

Procedure

-- Remove the battery tray. Refer to BATTERY TRAY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Support the engine in the installation position. Refer to ENGINE, SUPPORTING IN INSTALLATION POSITION .

-- Remove and replace the bolts -arrows- for the engine mount one after the other (if this was not already done when the engine was installed).

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-- Install the bolts loosely.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- for the transmission mount one after the other and replace them (if this was not already done when the engine was installed).

Fig 1: Identifying Bolts

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-- Install the bolts loosely.

-- Slide the engine/transmission assembly with an extractor lever until the following dimensions are set:

Fig 2: Identifying Distance And Dimension

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The distance -a- between the engine support -2- and the engine mount -1- must be 10 mm.
The casting edge on the engine support -2- must be parallel to the engine mount support arm -1-.
Dimension -b- must be the same in the front and in the rear.

NOTE:

Distance -a- = 10 mm can also be checked for example using a suitable round stock.

-- Tighten the bolts on the engine mount.

-- Make sure that the edges of the support arm and the transmission support are parallel on the transmission side.

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Dimension -x- = dimension -x-.

Installing:

Install in reverse order of removal.

Tightening Specifications