Automatic Transmission/Transaxle: Service and Repair

1. Disconnect battery ground cable, then remove upper engine/transmission bolts and transmission dipstick.
2. Remove bolt for transmission dipstick tube bracket, then the three torque converter bolts through hole on top of transmission housing.
3. Disconnect both axle shafts from transmission flanges, then the electrical connectors from starter and remove starter motor.
4. Disconnect push rod from transmission kickdown lever, then pry off ball socket for accelerator cable and remove cable from bracket.
5. Remove circlip for selector lever cable and disconnect cable.
6. Clamp and disconnect coolant hoses from transmission cooler.
7. Disconnect ground strap, then remove mounting bracket bolts and selector lever cable from transmission.
8. Support transmission with a suitable transmission jack, then install engine support VW 785/1 or VW 785/1B or equivalent.
9. Remove rear transmission mount from body, then lower transmission slightly and remove lower engine/transmission bolt.
10. Separate transmission from engine, then lower carefully from vehicle.
11. Reverse procedure to install, noting the following:
a. When attaching transmission to engine, torque converter must be fully seated on one-way clutch support and able to be turned by hand. When torque converter is properly seated, there should be a .393 inch gap between nose of torque converter and transmission housing.
b. Tighten nuts and bolts to specifications.