Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-

• Protective goggles and leather gloves

Removing

• 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-.

• 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