Mounting Bracket, With Automatic Transmission

Mounting Bracket, with Automatic Transmission

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (V.A.G 1331)

• Spring compressor (V.A.S 5122)

• Release tool for brake lamp sensor (T40168).

• Release tool (T40136)

Removing

- Remove driver side instrument panel cover - 1 to 3 -.





- Disconnect the electrical connector to the footwell vent - C -.





- Remove footwell vents - A and B -.

- Remove brake lamp sensor. Refer to => [ Brake Lamp Sensor ] Service and Repair.

- Disconnect electrical connector from the gas pedal module.

- Disconnect brake pedal from brake booster. Refer to => [ Brake Pedal and Brake Booster, Disconnecting and Connecting ] Brake Pedal and Brake Booster, Disconnecting and Connecting.


If possible, leave the brake pedal stop installed; it could brake the mount for the brake lamp sensor if the brake pedal is released too quickly.

- Remove tower brace.

- Remove plenum chamber bulkhead.

- Remove cover - 2 - over the brake fluid reservoir.






The installed cover - 2 - depends on the model.

- Remove bolts mounting the brake booster - 1 - to the mounting bracket.





- Remove nuts - 16 - on the mounting bracket guides.





- Turn steering wheel with the steering wheel adjustment as far as possible to the rear, toward the driver seat.

- Turn steering wheel to the straight-ahead position. The wheels face forward.

• It is not necessary to remove the instrument cluster and steering in order to remove the steering column.

- Remove lower bolts - 2 - on the steering column.





- Remove lower bolts - 1 through 4 - for the steering column and mounting bracket.





- Unclip gap cover - 2 - from the upper trim - 1 - for the steering column switch module (SMLS) - arrow A -.





- Remove cable guides on the steering column.

• The steering wheel is not shown in the illustration. It is not necessary to remove the steering wheel and instrument cluster.

- Remove steering column bolts - 1 and 2 - on the central tube while supporting the steering column from below with the hand.





• Loosen and remove the bolts - 1 and 2 - with a pawl with a 3/8" drive and socket and extension.

- Pull steering column out of the steering shaft.

- Carefully lay down the steering column and steering wheel.

- Remove mounting bracket from the vehicle.

Installing


If possible, leave the brake pedal stop installed; it could brake the mount for the brake lamp sensor if the brake pedal is released too quickly.

Make sure the wall seal is seated properly before inserting the mounting bracket.

- Install mounting bracket into the guides in the vehicle.

- Install nuts on the mounting bracket guides and secure it.

- Install bolts from the brake booster - 1 - to the mounting bracket and tighten them.





• First install the bolts from the brake booster to the mounting bracket and tighten them.

- Tighten nuts - 16 - on the mounting bracket guides.





- Connect the electrical connector to the gas pedal module.

Clip the brake pedal to the brake booster.

- Hold ball head of push rod in front of mounting and push brake pedal in direction of brake booster, so the ball head locates audibly.


If possible, leave the brake pedal stop installed; it could brake the mount for the brake lamp sensor if the brake pedal is released too quickly.

- Install brake lamp sensor. Refer to => [ Brake Lamp Sensor ] Service and Repair.

- Push steering column - 1 - on the steering shaft - 3 -.





- Mount steering column onto the central tube and install the bolts.

• Note that the bolts have different lengths.

- Tighten bolts - 1 and 2 - diagonally to 20 Nm.





• Install bolts - 1 and 2 - with a pawl with a 3/8" drive and socket and extension.

- Tighten bolts to 20 Nm with torque wrench (V.A.G 1331) and spring compressor (V.A.S 5122) with extension.

- Mount upper trim gap cover for the steering column switch module (SMLS).

- Install the cable guides on the steering column.

- Tighten bolt on the steering shaft - 2 - to 20 Nm.





- Install and tighten lower bolts - 1 through 4 - for the steering column and mounting bracket to 20 Nm.





- Install footwell vents - A and B -.





- Tighten footwell vent bolt - A -.

- Connect electrical connector to the footwell vent - C -.

- Install driver side cover - 1 to 3 -.





- Install cover - 2 - over the brake fluid reservoir.

The installed cover - 2 - depends on the model.





- Install plenum chamber bulkhead.

- Install tower brace.