Assembly Mounts, Adjusting

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Procedure

-- Remove the battery tray -1-. Refer to BATTERY TRAY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

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-- 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.

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

Fig 1: Identifying Distance And Dimension

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The clearance between the engine support -2- and the engine mount -1- must be -a- = 10 mm.
The casting edge on the engine support must be parallel to the engine mount support arm.
Dimension -b- = dimension -b-.

NOTE:

Distance -a- = 10 mm can also be checked with corresponding round stock.

-- Tighten the bolts on the engine mount.

-- 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 2: Identifying Bolts

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-- Install the bolts loosely.

-- Pay attention that on the transmission side the support arm and the transmission mount remain parallel.

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Dimension -x- = dimension -x-.

-- Tighten the transmission mount bolts.

Tightening Specifications

Refer to OVERVIEW - ASSEMBLY MOUNTS
Refer to OVERVIEW - BATTERY .