Right Flange Shaft Oil Seal, Replacing

Right flange shaft oil seal, replacing
Special tools and workshop equipment required





^ Thrust plate VW 401
^ Thrust plate VW 402
^ Press tool VW 407
^ Press tool VW 412
^ Oil seal extractor lever VW 681
^ Tube 32-109





^ Tube 2040





^ Drift 2062
^ Drip tray

Removing flange shaft (right side)
^ Transmission installed
^ Remove right front wheel.





^ Loosen bolts and release quick-fasteners -1 3- and take off front and rear sound insulation.





^ If equipped, loosen bolt -1- on sound insulation cover above right drive shaft.
^ Disengage retainer -2- and remove sound insulation cover.
^ Remove heat shield for right drive shaft.
^ Remove right drive shaft.





- Unbolt flange shaft bearing bracket (arrows).
- Place container under transmission.
- Pullout flange shaft together with bearing bracket.





Removing oil seal
- Remove circlip (arrow -A-) for grooved ball bearing.





- Press flange shaft out of flange shaft bearing bracket.
- Pull flange shaft oil seal out of bearing bracket with VW 681.





Removing grooved ball bearing
- Press grooved ball bearing out of bearing bracket.





Installing grooved ball bearing
- Press new grooved ball bearing into bearing bracket.

Installing oil seal
- Lightly lubricate outer circumference and sealing lip of oil seal with axle oil.
^ Installation position: open side of seal towards transmission





- Drive in new oil seal for right-hand flange shaft to a depth of 5.5 mm below outer surface of bearing bracket using 2062, keep seal straight when installing.

Note: If the old flange shaft is reinstalled after the repair, the oil seal must be driven in to a depth of approximately 6.5 mm so that the new seal does not run on the same contact surface as the old one.





- Press bearing bracket with grooved ball bearing onto flange shaft.





- Insert circlip (arrow -A-).





Installing flange shaft (right side)
- Replace O-ring (arrow -A-) in flange shaft bearing bracket.
- Push spring -C- with cap facing outward into drilling at end of flange shaft (arrow).
- Insert flange shaft into transmission.

Note: Make sure that spring -C- remains in flange shaft when inserting, otherwise it might drop into the transmission.





- Bolt on flange shaft bearing bracket (arrows), tightening torque 25 Nm.
- Install drive shaft
- Install heat shield for drive shaft.
- Check oil level in front final drive.





Tightening torques