Seat Leon >> Removing and installing heat shield for centre tunnel
SEAT Leon Service and Repair Manual / General body repairs, exterior / Exterior equipment / Mouldings / trims / extensions / Removing and installing heat shield for
centre tunnel
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
- Protective goggles and leather gloves
Removing
DANGER! Always wear safety goggles and leather gloves. |
- Unscrew the nuts (tunnel side only) of the underbody protection, left and right side.
- The underbody protection is retained by the nuts on the outside.
Note For EU6 engines, the fastening clips for the wiring of the control unit for the exhaust flap - J883- must be removed.
- Unscrew the nuts and bolts -arrow- and hold the front and rear -2- reinforcement strut of the tunnel -1-.
- Unscrew the bolts -4- of the silencer mount -3-.
Caution There is a risk of damaging the decamping elements. |
- Remove the nuts -2- and separate the silencer -3- at the double clamp.
- Remove the securing clip from the gearbox cable (in the front area).
- Press out the securing washers -1-, which fasten the heat shield for the central tunnel, with the pressing lever - 80 200- .
- Move the heat shield for the centre tunnel to the rear -arrowover the subframe, making sure that it does not deform too much in the process.
fitting
Fit in reverse order from removal, remembering the following:
Note Replace the securing rings -2- with new ones and secure the heat shield to the centre tunnel -1-.
- Installation position of double clamp
Specified torques
Overview | Tightening torque (in Nm) |
Bolts for mounting the exhaust pipe | Exhaust pipes/ silencers; Assembly overview - silencers |
Nuts of the double clamp | Exhaust pipes/ silencers; Assembly overview - silencers |
Bolts of the reinforcement strut for the tunnel at the front | 20 |
Bolts of the reinforcement strut for the tunnel at the front | 20 |
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Note
When installing new gears or new input shaft, refer to - Electronic
parts catalogue (ETKA) and technical
data.
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