Overview - Assembly Mounts, Vehicles With 8- Or 12-Cylinder Engine

Fig 1: Identifying Subframe Mount Overview (8-/12-Cylinder)

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

1. Right Transmission Mount
   • With Transmission Mount Valve 1 -N262-
   • Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION MOUNT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
2. Bolt
   • 20 Nm
3. Brace
4. Bolt
   • 20 Nm
5. Right Transmission Support
   • Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION MOUNT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
6. Bolt
   • 20 Nm
7. Bolt
   • 40 Nm
8. Heat Shield
9. Bolt
   • 10 Nm
10. Not Installed
11. Not Installed
12. Tunnel Crossmember
    • Removing and installing. Refer to TUNNEL CROSSMEMBER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING, VEHICLES WITH 8 OR 12-CYLINDER ENGINE 
13. Rear Transmission Support
    • Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION MOUNT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
14. Nut
    • 20 Nm
    • Only remove if the transmission mount must be separated from the transmission support
15. Bolt
    • 40 Nm
16. Rear Transmission Mount
    • Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION MOUNT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
17. Lower Stop
    • For the rear transmission mount
18. Bolts
    • 20 Nm + an additional 90° turn
    • Always replace
    • Only remove if the transmission mount must be separated from the transmission support
19. Bolt
    • M10 x 55 8.8: 40 Nm
    • M10 x 40 10.9: 70 Nm
20. Bolt
    • 40 Nm
21. Left Transmission Support
22. Heat Shield
23. Bolt
    • 10 Nm
24. Bolt
    • 20 Nm
25. Brace
26. Bolt
    • 20 Nm
27. Left Transmission Mount
    • With Transmission Mount Valve 2 -N263-
    • Removing and installing. Refer to TRANSMISSION MOUNT, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
28. Bolt
    • 20 Nm
29. Nut
    • 20 Nm