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VW ID.4 Electric rear-wheel and all-wheel drive ➜ Removing rear motor

ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
❑ Renew after removing  
❑ 130 Nm +180°  
20 - Temperature sensor - G18-  
❑ ⇒ Rep. gr. 19; Removing and installing temperature sensor [G18]  
21 - O-ring  
❑ Renew after removing  
22 - Coolant hose  
23 - Bracket  
❑ Connection point for potential equalisation line  
24 - Nut  
❑ 8 Nm  
25 - O-ring  
26 - Breather line for gearbox  
27 - Bolt for potential equalisation line  
❑ 8 Nm  
28 - Electrical connector for power and control electronics for electric drive - JX1-  
3.2  
Removing rear motor  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Hook -3282/49-  
♦ Pin -3282/48-  
♦ bit XZN 16 -T10198-  
♦ engine and gearbox jack -VAS 6931-  
♦ engine bung set -VAS 6122-  
♦ gearbox support -3282-  
The three-phase current drive -VX54- along with the power and  
control electronics for electric drive -JX1- will henceforth be  
referred to as “motor”.  
Removing  
DANGER  
High voltage can cause fatal injury.  
Danger of severe or fatal injuries from electric shock or elec‐  
tric arcs.  
– Have a high-voltage technician (HVT) or a high-voltage  
expert (HVE) de-energise the high-voltage system.  
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 93; De-energising high-voltage system.  
– Remove rear centre underbody cladding -1- ⇒ General body  
repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Underbody cladding; Remov‐  
ing and installing rear centre underbody cladding.  
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Rep. gr.10 - Removing and installing engine  
ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
– Remove rear underbody cladding -2- ⇒ General body re‐  
pairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Underbody cladding; Removing  
and installing rear underbody cladding.  
– Remove stone deflector for spring control arm -4- ⇒ Running  
gear, axles, steering; Rep. gr. 42; Suspension link, track rod;  
Removing and installing stone deflector for spring control  
arm.  
– Remove left and right drive shaft ⇒ Running gear, axles,  
steering; Rep. gr. 42; Drive shaft; Removing and installing  
drive shaft.  
– Remove rear left and right wheel housing liner ⇒ General  
body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Wheel housing liner; Re‐  
moving and installing rear wheel housing liner.  
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 19; Draining coolant.  
– Remove charging unit 1 for high-voltage battery -AX4-  
⇒ Rep. gr. 93; Removing and installing charging unit 1 for  
high-voltage battery [AX4], rear-wheel drive.  
Note  
The charging unit needs to be removed to allow replacement of  
the gearbox mounting bolt.  
– Open hose clip -arrow-, and pull off coolant hose -1-.  
– Disconnect electrical connector -2-.  
– Unscrew nut -arrow-, and remove retainer -1- for potential  
equalisation line.  
3. Removing and installing rear motor  
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ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
– Unclip coolant hose -1- as shown -arrow-.  
– Unclip gearbox breather line -1- in rear left wheel housing  
-arrows-.  
– On gearbox side, unscrew bolts -arrows- for high-voltage  
cable duct -1-.  
– Place gearbox support -3282- -D- on engine and gearbox  
jack -VAS 6931- -E-.  
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ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
– Position engine and gearbox jack -E- centrally under motor  
and gearbox -2-.  
– Screw in adapters into supports as follows:  
A - Pin -3282/48-  
B - Pin -3282/45- with screwed on nut -1-  
C - Hook -3282/49-  
– Adjust supports -A- and -B- so that they fit into jacking points  
in motor and gearbox.  
– Position mounting -C- under power and control electronics  
for electric drive -JX1-.  
– Lift motor and gearbox slightly so that weight is taken off  
motor mountings.  
– Use bit XZN 16 -T10198- to unscrew bolts -1- for left and  
right motor mountings through opening -arrow- in longitudi‐  
nal member.  
– Unscrew gearbox mounting bolt -arrow-.  
3. Removing and installing rear motor  
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ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
– Lower motor with gearbox approx. 150 mm.  
– Detach high-voltage cable -1- from power and control elec‐  
tronics for electric drive -JX1-. To do this, unscrew bolts -2-  
and -3- above the gearbox.  
– Open locking bracket on high voltage connector -4- in direc‐  
tion of -arrow A-, and pull off high-voltage connector.  
– Unclip coolant hose -1- above gearbox -arrow A-.  
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ID.4 2021 ➤, ID.3 2020 ➤  
Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220 - Edition 11.2021  
– Lift catch -2- and pull off coolant hose.  
– Unclip gearbox breather line -3- -arrow B-, and pull it off  
gearbox.  
NOTICE  
Risk of damage to lines and hoses when lowering the mo‐  
tor/gearbox assembly.  
– Make sure that all connections between the motor/gearbox  
and the vehicle body have been disconnected.  
– When lowering, carefully guide motor/gearbox assembly  
out of motor compartment.  
– Lower motor with gearbox.  
– Seal any open connections on motor and gearbox with plugs  
from engine bung set -VAS 6122-.  
3.3  
Securing motor to engine and gearbox  
support, rear motor  
Special tools and workshop equipment required  
♦ Adapter for engine and gearbox support -VAS 6095A/1-21-  
♦ adapter for engine and gearbox support -VAS 6095A/1-21-  
♦ engine and gearbox support -VAS 6095A-  
♦ lifting tackle -VAS 501 019-  
♦ retaining plate -VW309A-  
♦ support plate -VW309A-  
♦ workshop hoist -VAS 6100-  
CAUTION  
Risk of injury due to moving parts.  
Danger of trapping or crushing parts of the body  
– Never reach into or enter a danger zone.  
Assemble lifting tackle -VAS 501 019--A-.  
3. Removing and installing rear motor  
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