Assembly Mount, Adjusting

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Pry Lever:80-200 for Audi TT from MY 2015

Fig 1: Identifying Pry Lever
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Procedure

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

-- Slightly pretension the engine/transmission assembly using the Engine Support Bridge - Spindle:10-222A/11 . Do not lift.

Audi A1 from MY 2018/TT from MY 2015:

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

Audi A1 from MY 2018:

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-- Release the retainers -arrows- and remove the cover -2- from the engine compartment E-box.

-- Remove the nut -1- and free up the electrical wire.

-- Release the retainers -arrows- and open the cover -2- from the engine compartment E-box.

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-- Remove the nut -1- and free up the electrical wire.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows-, tie up the bracket to the side, for that, disconnect and free up the connector -1-.

Fig 2: Audi A1 From 2018: Air Filter Housing Bracket

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Audi A3 from MY 2021/Q2 from MY 2016/Q3 from MY 2019:

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

Audi A3 from MY 2021:

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-- If still installed, remove the nut -2- and free up the ground wire.

Audi TT from MY 2015:

Fig 3: Audi TT From 2015: Air Filter Housing Bracket

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-- Free up the wires -2- on the air filter housing bracket -1- using the Pry Lever:80-200 .

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- and the bracket.

-- Free up the wiring harness -3-.

Continuation for All Vehicles:

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-- 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).

-- Install the bolts loosely.

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

Fig 4: Identifying Distance And Dimension

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The clearance between the engine support -2- and the engine mount -1- must be at least -a- = 10 mm.
The casting edge on the engine support must be parallel to the engine mount support arm.
Distance of at least -a- = 10 mm can also be checked with corresponding round stock.
Dimension -b- = dimension -b-.

-- Tighten the bolts on the engine mount.

-- Remove the bolts -arrows- for the transmission mount -1- one after the other and replace them (if this was not already done when the engine was installed).

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-- Install the bolts loosely.

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

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Dimension -x- = dimension -x-.

-- Tighten the transmission mount bolts.

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

-- Only remove the engine support, when the assembly mount bolts are tightened to tightening specification. Refer to ENGINE, SUPPORTING IN INSTALLATION POSITION .

Tightening Specifications

Refer to OVERVIEW - ASSEMBLY MOUNTS
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Refer to RELAY PANELS, FUSE PANELS AND E-BOXES .
Ground Wire. Refer to Wiring Diagram.

Fig 5: Audi A1 From 2018: Air Filter Housing Bracket

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Fig 6: Audi TT From 2015: Air Filter Housing Bracket

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