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 for VAS 6100 (VAS 6208)

• Sealing Grease (G 052 128 A1)

Removing

• Transmission removed.

Place (VAS 6208) underneath transmission.

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





- Install and tighten the bolt - arrow -. Tightening specification - 20 - => [ Oil Drain Plug ] Transmission Housing.

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





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





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





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

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





- Remove bolts - arrows -.






Danger of damaging 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

Install in reverse sequence; note the following points:

- 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 area between sealing lip and dust lip halfway 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 - 8 - => [ Bolt ] Differential Assembly Overview.

- Always replace the right flange shaft circlip - A -.





- Clamp flange shaft in vise, using jaw protectors. Press circlip with new circlip - A - out of flanged shaft groove.

- 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 -; while doing this, install the flange shaft centered into the sealing ring 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.

- Tighten the left flange shaft mounting bracket - arrows -. Tightening specification - 1 - => [ Bolt ] Differential Assembly Overview.





- Fill the transmission with transmission fluid and check the level. Remove the oil filler plug - arrow -.