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HOMESERVICE MANUALSVOLKSWAGEN2002GOLF GLS, 2.0 K, STANDARDREPAIR AND DIAGNOSISEXTERNAL PAGESDIFFERENT CARSECTION 5 (4 SPD. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 01M (A3 PLATFORM))
2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS, 2.0 K, Standard
Section 5 (4 SPD. Automatic Transmission 01M (A3 Platform))
2002 Volkswagen Golf GLS, 2.0 K, StandardSECTION Section 5 (4 SPD. Automatic Transmission 01M (A3 Platform))
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- Model Application
- General, Technical Data
- Automatic transmission 01M, general information
- Code letters, transmission application, ratios, equipment
- Capacities
- Repair instructions
- Torque Converter
- Automatic Transmission - Controls, Housing
- Shift mechanism, servicing
- Notes
- Checking operation
- Selector lever cable, checking and adjusting
- Ignition lock, checking
- Shift mechanism, disassembling and assembling
- Notes
- Selector lever housing, removing and installing
- Selector lever, assemble before installing
- Shift lock solenoid -N110-, adjusting
- Shift lock solenoid -N110-, adjusting clearance between pressure rod and lever
- Selector lever cable, installing to selector lever
- Selector lever housing, installing wiring harness
- Indicator light connector, installing
- Boot, inserting in selector lever housing
- Selector lever cable, removing from transmission support bracket
- Shift mechanism, disassembling and assembling (vehicles with ignition key removal lock)
- Selector lever, disassembling and assembling (vehicles with ignition key removal lock)
- Locking cable, removing and installing (vehicles with ignition key removal lock)
- Locking cable, adjusting
- Transmission, checking
- Shift points, checking
- Stall speed, checking
- Main Pressure, measuring
- Transmission, removing and installing
- ATF level, checking and topping up
- Transmission with selector elements
- Transmission, disassembling and assembling
- Notes
- ATF cooler and ATF filler tube, removing and installing
- Transmission, disassembling and assembling, overview
- I - ATF pump to support tube, removing and installing
- II - Reverse gear clutch -K2- to large sun gear, removing and installing
- III - Free wheel and reverse gear brake -B1-, removing and installing
- IV - Planet carrier and transmission housing with input gear and cover, assembling
- Transmission, disassembling and assembling
- Transmission adjustments, overview
- Planet carrier, adjusting
- Reverse gear brake - B1-, adjusting
- Clutch play between -K1- and - K2-, adjusting
- 2nd and 4th gear brake -B2-, adjusting (with shim and retaining ring)
- 2nd and 4th gear brake -B2-, adjusting (with corrugated washer)
- Shift mechanism, servicing
- Automatic Transmission - Gears, Hydraulic Controls
- ATF pump, disassembling and assembling
- Free wheel with -B1- piston, disassembling and assembling
- 1st to 3rd gear clutch - K1-, disassembling and assembling
- Reverse gear clutch - K2-, disassembling and assembling
- 3rd and 4th gear clutch -K3- with turbine shaft, disassembling and assembling
- Valve body, removing and installing
- Special tools and equipment
- Valve body
- ATF, draining
- Plug seal, replacing
- Conductor strip, removing
- Valve body/unhooking operating rod, removing
- Sealing plug, installing
- Valve body, identification
- Operating rod, installing (unhooking onto) manual selector valve
- Operating rod, manual selector valve, adjusting
- Valve body, installing
- ATF screen, installing
- Securing clip with bolt for conductor strip connector, installing
- Parking lock, disassembling and assembling
- Final Drive, Differential
- Final drive oil level, checking
- Drive flange seal, removing and installing
- Final drive, disassembling and assembling
- Input gear, overview
- Drive pinion, removing and installing
- Special tools and equipment
- Drive pinion
- Output gear, removing (pulling off)
- Tapered roller bearing inner race, removing (pulling off)
- Tapered roller bearing inner race, installing (pressing on)
- Tapered roller bearing outer race, installing (pressing in)
- Bearing support ring, removing and installing
- Bearing support ring with seal for drive pinion
- Drive pinion oil seal, installing (driving in)
- Drive pinion, removing
- Tapered roller bearing outer race, installing (driving in)
- Differential, removing and installing
- Differential, disassembling and assembling
- Special tools and equipment
- Differential, disassembling and assembling
- Tapered roller bearing inner race, removing (pulling off)
- Tapered roller bearing inner race, installing (pressing on)
- Differential bevel gears, installing
- Tapered roller bearing outer race, installing (pressing in)
- Planet wheel axis shaft spring pin, removing and installing
- Final drive, adjusting
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When to See a Mechanic
Stop DIY work and contact a certified mechanic immediately if any of the following apply:
- • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
- • Brakes feel soft, pull hard to one side, or make grinding noises.
- • The engine overheats, stalls repeatedly, or misfires under load.
- • You are missing required tools, torque specs, or safe lifting equipment.
- • You are not confident in the next step or safety outcome.