Needle Bearing (Polygon Bearing) For Right Drive Flange, Replacing

Needle bearing (polygon bearing) for right drive flange (vehicles with 4-cylinder engine), replacing, 02M/02Y, 5 & 6 Speed M/T, AWD





Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Thrust plate VW 401
^ Thrust plate VW 402
^ Punch VW 407
^ Punch VW 412
^ Wheel bearing assembly set 3253
^ Tensioning device T10047

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required





^ Hex Extension V.A.G 1669





^ Old oil collecting and extracting device V.A.G 1782





^ Puller T10037

Work procedure

TT Coupe:





- Remove sound insulation on center mounting parts - 1 to 3 -.

TT Roadster:
- Loosen mounting parts in wheel housing at left and right.





- Remove bolts - arrows 1 to 3 -.

Note: Disregard - arrows A and B -.

All:





- Remove right sound insulation - arrows -.





- Remove nut - arrow - for coupling rod at right stabilizer.





- Remove nut at top of right ball joint.
- Position ball joint puller 3287 A, as depicted in illustration, and pull off ball joint.

Note: To protect ball joint thread, leave nut on a few turns.

- Turn steering toward left.





- Remove heat shield for right drive axle from bevel gear transfer case - arrows -.
- Remove right drive axle from transmission flanged shaft.
- Bring right drive axle upward and secure with wire.





- Place old oil collecting and extracting device V.A.G 1782 beneath transmission.
- Remove oil return line for turbocharger from engine oil sump and cylinder block - arrows 1 and 2 -.
- Remove conical head bolt - arrow 1 - for right flange shaft using hex extension V.A.G 1669.





- Screw extractor T10037 onto right flanged shaft.
- Align extractor parallel to flange using knurled nut T10037/1 and lower support - A -.
- Pull out flange shaft.





- Install Assembly tool T10047 so that the marks "B" on both parts of the tool face each other.
^ The sections - arrows - must then be located under bearing.
- Screw both parts together until they stop.





- Remove circlip - A - for bearings.





- Shaft must be rotated while pressing off - arrow - so that the bearing contact surface on shaft is not damaged.
- Shaft must be rotated while pressing on - arrow - so that the bearing contact surface on shaft is not damaged.
- Secure bearing with a new circlip.
- Carefully drive flange shaft in while turning it.
- Secure flange shaft with conical head bolt.
- Install oil return line for turbocharger using new seal.
- Bolt on drive axle to transmission flange shaft.





- Install right drive axle heat shield - arrows -.
- Install ball joint and coupling rod.
- Check gear oil in manual transmission with bevel gear transfer case.
- Install sound insulation.
- Fill up with engine oil.

Tightening torques