Left Flange Shaft Seal With Transmission Removed

Left Flange Shaft Seal with Transmission Removed

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Needle Bearing Drift (VW 295)

• Puller (T10037)

• Thrust Piece for Final Drive at Gearbox (T40164)

• Drip Tray (VAS 6208)

• Sealing grease (G 052 128 A1)

Removing

• Transmission is removed.

Place the (VAS 6208) under the transmission.

- Remove the bolt - arrow - and drain the transmission fluid.






- Install and tighten the bolt - arrow -. Tightening specification; refer to => [ (Item 16) Oil Drain Plug ] Transmission Housing.

- Remove bolts - arrows - on the left flange shaft mounting bracket.






- Remove the flange shaft from the transmission in the direction of - arrow A -.






• If it is not possible to remove the left flange shaft by hand, then use the slide hammer-complete set (VW 771) to remove it.






• Attach the plate from the puller (T10037) to the flange shaft - arrows - and attach the spindle from the (VW 771) (nuts - A -).

- Remove the right flange shaft by installing the puller (T10037) to the final drive cover - arrow -.






- Remove the bolts - arrows -.







Danger of causing damage to the differential.

• Slowly and carefully remove front final driver cover from transmission housing. Otherwise differential can fall out of transmission.

• A damaged differential may not be installed again. If the differential gets damaged, then the transmission must be replaced.

- Carefully remove the front final drive cover; when doing this some transmission oil will drain out.

- Carefully remove the differential - arrow - and lay it on a soft support.






- Pry out the left flange shaft seal.

- Thoroughly clean the area where the transmission is accessed.

Installing

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal while observing the following:

- Lightly coat the new seal on the outside with oil and install it using the (T40164).






• The open side of the seal faces the (T40164).

- Install the shaft seal all the way. Be careful not to bend it.

- Fill the space between the sealing- and dust lip half way with sealing grease (G 052 128 A1).

- Install the differential.






- Install the final drive cover with a new O-ring and tighten the bolts - arrows -. Tightening specification => [ (Item 8) Bolt ] Differential Overview.

- Always replace the right flange shaft locking ring - A -.






- Clamp the flange shaft in a vise with jaw protectors. Remove the old circlip from the groove in the flange shaft using the new circlip - A -.

- Drive the right flange shaft in using the (VW 295).

- Rotate the clutch module - 1 - until the opening to the differential - arrow 3 - is seen.






- Thoroughly clean the left flange shaft - 2 -.

- Install the left flange shaft - 2 - into the transmission - arrow B -. When doing this, insert the flange shaft centrally into the shaft seal on the front differential - arrow 3 -.


Danger of damaging the shaft seal.

• If the shaft is not centered, the shaft splines - 2 - will damage the shaft seal - arrow 3 - between the differential and transmission housing.

• Always replace a damaged shaft seal. Refer to => [ Left Flange Shaft Seal with Transmission Removed ] Left Flange Shaft Seal With Transmission Removed.

- Clean bolt threads - arrows - with a wire brush. Then install the bolts with locking compound (AMV 185 101 A1) and tighten down the flange shaft mounting bracket => [ (Item 1) Bolt ] Differential Overview to the tightening specification.






- Fill with transmission fluid and check transmission fluid level in manual transmission.