Installing Gearbox - Vehicles With 3.0 Ltr. Mpi Engine - Audi A8 2003 Workshop Manual

5.2 Installing gearbox - vehicles with 3.0 ltr.
MPI engine
Installation is carried out in reverse sequence; note the following:
Note
Before fitting a replacement gearbox, always clean the ATF
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pipes and ATF cooler
ATF filter ⇒ page 76
Renew self-locking nuts and bolts when performing assembly
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work.
Renew oil seals, gaskets, O-rings and bolts which are tight‐
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ened by turning through a specified angle.
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Secure all hose connections with the correct hose clips (as
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original equipment); refer to ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue .
All cable ties which are released or cut open during removal
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must be fitted in the same position when installing.
– Clean gearbox input shaft splines and damper unit splines on
flywheel. Remove corrosion and apply only a very thin coat of
grease for clutch plate splines -G 000 100- to the splines. It is
important to remove excess grease.
– Check that dowel sleeves for centralising engine/gearbox are
in the cylinder block; install if necessary.
– Before installing gearbox, tie electrical wiring off to one side
so that it cannot be trapped between the engine and the gear‐
box.
– Lift gearbox high enough to be able to install selector lever
cable.
Note
Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.
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Before installing, lightly lubricate ball socket on selector lever
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cable with polycarbamide grease -G 052 142 A2- .
– Raise gearbox carefully and move to installation position using
gearbox support -T40173- .
– Bolt gearbox onto engine.
Note
Tightening torques apply only to lightly greased, oiled,
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phosphated or black-finished nuts and bolts.
Additional lubricant such as engine or gearbox oil may be
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used, but do not use graphite lubricant.
Do not use parts which have been degreased.
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Tolerance for tightening torques ±15%.
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– Raise the gearbox slightly at the rear to install the lower bolts
for securing gearbox to engine.
⇒ page 75 and renew the additional
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